Enable or Disable Autocorrect in Windows 11

How to Turn Autocorrect On or Off in 🪟 Windows 11

The simplest method is the Settings ⚙️ app. Go to Time & language › Typing and use the switch for autocorrecting misspelled words. It works the same on Windows 11 Home and Pro, and you do not need to restart.

1. Open the Settings ⚙️ app: Click the Start menu ⊞ (the Windows icon on the taskbar 🖥️) and choose Settings. Or press the Win+I to open it quickly. The Settings ⚙️ window opens with a list of categories on the left.

2. In the Settings ⚙️ window, click Time & language in the left-hand list. The language and region options appear on the right.

3. On the right side, click Typing to open the typing settings. You should see a list of switches, including the ones for text suggestions and misspelled words.

4. Find the option called Autocorrect misspelled words. Some builds label it slightly differently, such as “Auto-correct misspelled words”, but it is the same switch.
5. Click the switch to set it to On if you want autocorrect enabled, or to Off if you want to disable it. The label next to the switch changes to show the new state.

To undo the change, come back to the same page and flip the switch again. The related Highlight misspelled words option underlines mistakes without changing them. If you turn autocorrect off but still want a hint when you misspell something, leave that one on.

Turn Autocorrect On or Off Using the Windows Registry (Advanced Users)

You open Registry Editor and change the AutoCorrection value. This is an advanced method, and a wrong change in the registry can cause system problems. Use the Settings ⚙️ app above unless you have a reason not to, such as scripting the change for several PCs.

In Registry Editor, choose File › Export, pick a location, and save a copy. If something goes wrong, double-click that file to restore it. Because this setting lives under HKEY_CURRENT_USER, it only affects your own account, and you do not need administrator rights to change it.

1. Open the Registry Editor by typing regedit in the Start menu search and pressing Enter. If Windows asks whether to allow the app to make changes, click Yes.
2. Go to this folder path. You can paste it into the address bar at the top of the Registry Editor window, or expand the folders on the left one by one:
   

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   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\TabletTip\1.7

   
   
3. If you don’t see the 1.7 folder, right-click on TabletTip, choose New › Key, and name it 1.7. The new key appears in the left pane.
4. With 1.7 selected, right-click an empty area on the right side, choose New › DWORD (32-bit) Value, and name it EnableAutocorrection. If the value already exists, skip this step.
5. Double-click EnableAutocorrection and set the value data to:

   • 1 to turn autocorrect On
   • 0 to turn autocorrect Off

   Click OK to save it.
6. Close the Registry Editor and restart your computer for the changes to take effect. After you sign back in, check Settings › Time & language › Typing to confirm the switch matches what you set.

To undo the change, set the value back to the opposite number, or restore the backup you exported earlier, and restart again.

Summary

• Autocorrect fixes spelling mistakes automatically while you type in Windows 11.
• Turn it on if you want help with spelling or you type in multiple languages.
• Turn it off if it corrects words wrongly or gets in your way.
• You can change this setting in the Windows Settings app under Time & language › Typing If you prefer, advanced users can change it through the Registry Editor.
• Apps with their own autocorrect, such as Word, have separate settings.

Windows 11 autocorrect is a typing feature that fixes spelling mistakes as you write. You can turn it on or off through the Settings app or the Registry Editor. Enable it if you want better spelling help. Disable it if it keeps changing words you meant to type.