{"id":12392,"date":"2018-08-01T08:18:19","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T08:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=12392"},"modified":"2018-08-01T08:18:57","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T08:18:57","slug":"disable-autocorrect-and-highlight-misspelled-words-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/disable-autocorrect-and-highlight-misspelled-words-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Disable Autocorrect and Highlight Misspelled Words in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 10 comes with a spell checking feature which will automatically autocorrect and highlight misspelled words that you typed in the apps like Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Facebook, etc. This feature is turned on by default on every fresh Windows 10 installation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/windows-10-autocorrect-words.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"343\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But the built-in spell checker may not work as good as you expect. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to disable Autocorrect and Highlight Misspelled Words in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steps to Disable Autocorrect and Highlight Misspelled Words in Windows 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Press the Windows + I key combination to open the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-pc-settings-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Settings app<\/a>. Click on <strong>Devices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/devices.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"371\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the <strong>Typing<\/strong> menu in the left-hand column. Turn off the following two options under the <strong>Spelling<\/strong> section as shown below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Autocorrect misspelled words<\/li>\n<li>Highlight misspelled words<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/windows-10-spelling.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"412\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Scroll down to the <strong>Hardware keyboard<\/strong> section, toggle the &#8220;<strong>Autocorrect misspelled words I type<\/strong>&#8221; setting to <strong>Off<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/autocorrect-misspelled-words-I-type.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"442\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Close the app you want to use without spell checking and reopen it for the changes to take effect.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 10 comes with a spell checking feature which will automatically autocorrect and highlight misspelled words that you typed in the apps like Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Facebook, etc. This feature is turned on by default on every fresh Windows 10 installation. But the built-in spell checker may not work as good as you expect. 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