How to Enable or Disable Typing Insights in Windows 11
Typing Insights in Windows 11 controls predictive text and typing suggestions, offering word predictions and auto-correction.
This feature uses artificial intelligence to make your typing faster, especially when using the touch keyboard. It learns how you type to suggest words and fix mistakes.
You can turn Typing Insights on or off through Windows 11 settings. Managing this feature helps you control how Windows assists your typing experience.
Enable or disable Typing Insights in Windows 11 through Settings. Navigate to Time & language, then Typing, and toggle the Typing insights switch. This controls predictive text and typing suggestions.
Turn Typing Insights On or Off in Settings
Adjusting Typing Insights in Windows 11, whether for enhanced privacy or better suggestions, can be done directly through the Settings app. This feature learns your typing habits to provide more accurate text predictions and corrections. To change this setting, you will need to open the Settings app and navigate to the Typing section.- Open Settings by pressing
Win+I. - Click on Time & language on the left side, then click on Typing on the right side.
Open Typing settings - Click on Typing insights.
- Turn Typing insights On (this is the default) or Off depending on what you want.
- You can close Settings now if you’d like.
Option Two
Turn Typing Insights On or Off Using Registry
Turn On Typing Insights
This is the default setting.
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Input\Settings" /v InsightsEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
Turn Off Typing Insights ⚙️ Requires admin privileges
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Input\Settings" /v InsightsEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
Summary
You can also manage Typing Insights through the Windows Registry. This method requires administrative privileges.
How do I turn off input insights and typing data harvesting in 🪟 Windows 11?
To disable Typing Insights in Windows 11 for privacy, navigate to Settings > Time & Language > Typing > Typing Insights and toggle the option off. For more robust privacy control, consider disabling it via the Registry, Group Policy, or PowerShell.
How to see keyboard typing history in 🪟 Windows 11?
Open Settings by pressing the Windows key and ‘I’ simultaneously. Within Settings, select ‘Time & language’ from the left-hand menu, then choose ‘Typing’ on the right. Click on ‘Typing insights.’ From there, you can turn Typing Insights on or off.
Does 🪟 Windows 11 track your keystrokes?
This is a common misconception. However, it does include protection against key logging malware through Microsoft Defender antivirus.
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