How Do You Translate Videos in Microsoft Edge?

How to Turn Video Translation On or Off in Microsoft Edge

There are a couple of ways to manage this feature.

Option 1For Your User Account

This is the easiest way to turn the video translation offer on or off just for your own use.

1. Open the Microsoft Edge browser.
2. Click the three dots icon (…) in the top right corner. This is the “Settings and more” menu.
3. Click on Languages in the menu on the left.
4. Look for the Translation section.
5. You will see an option that says “Offer to translate videos on supported sites“. Toggle this switch to On or Off, depending on what you want. This is the default setting.
6. You can now close ⚙️ the Settings tab.

Option 2For All Users (Requires Administrator Access)

This method changes the setting for everyone who uses your computer. You need to be an administrator to do this.

This option uses a policy setting in Microsoft Edge. You can change this setting in the Windows Registry Editor.

Why change this? This allows you to enforce the translation setting for all users on the computer, not just yourself.

What happens when done? The chosen setting for offering video translation will be applied to all user accounts on the PC.

First, open the Registry Editor. You can do this by searching for “regedit” in the Windows 🔍 search bar and pressing Enter. You might see a warning asking if you want to allow the app to make changes; click Yes.

Note: Editing the registry incorrectly can cause problems. Be careful and follow these steps exactly.

Navigate to the following location in the Registry Editor:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\FVE

If you don’t see the FVE folder on the left side, you may need to create it. 🖱️ Right-click on the Microsoft folder, select New, and then choose Key. Name the new key FVE.

Now, with the FVE key selected, look in the right-hand pane. You will need to create or modify specific values:

• To Always Enable Offer to Translate Videos:
  • Right-click in the empty space on the right.
  • Select New, then DWORD (32-bit) Value.
  • Name the new value LiveVideoTranslationEnabled.
  • Double-click on LiveVideoTranslationEnabled.
  • Set the Value data to 1 and click OK.
• To Disable Offer to Translate Videos:
  • Right-click in the empty space on the right.
  • Select New, then DWORD (32-bit) Value.
  • Name the new value LiveVideoTranslationEnabled.
  • Double-click on LiveVideoTranslationEnabled.
  • Set the Value data to 0 and click OK.
• To Use the Default Setting (User Choice):
  • If the LiveVideoTranslationEnabled value exists, 🖱️ right-click on it and select Delete.
  • Confirm the deletion if prompted.

After making these changes, you should close the Registry Editor. You might need to restart Microsoft Edge for the changes to take effect.

Summary

Microsoft Edge offers a built-in tool to translate videos, providing real-time audio dubbing and subtitles. This feature works locally on your device for privacy and requires at least 12 GB of RAM. You can turn this “Offer to translate videos” feature on or off for your user account through Edge’s settings. For a system-wide change affecting all users, you can modify registry settings under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\FVE, which requires administrator privileges.