I have my Teams language set to English (United States), have enabled spell check in Teams, and restarted (force quit) Teams, yet spellcheck is not working for me at all in the new Teams. I know on January 17, 2023, Microsoft included the following spellcheck issues in their list of known issues with Teams : On Windows, spell checking is limited to English (United States) dictionaries. Until this feature is fixed, users can disable spell checking from the settings page. Some spell checker suggestions for English can be inaccurate. A Windows fix is pending, with an estimated rollout date of January. Users can choose to disable spell checking from the settings page until then. However, the issue seems to be broader than that, as I'm not just getting inaccurate suggestions, I'm not getting any suggestions at all. It is not underlining incorrect words, and it is not providing any suggestions. I typed a message into a Teams chat with simple mistakes, then waited 15 seconds in case maybe there's a delay in spellcheck, but nothing gets highlighted as incorrect. (screenshot below) My Teams version info: You have Microsoft Teams version 23335.232.2637.4844(preview). You've got the latest version. It was last updated on 1/23/2024.The client version is 49/24010419113.

Check if spellcheck is enabled in your operating system settings. To do this, go to your computer's settings, then click on "Devices," and then "Typing." Make sure that the "Autocorrect misspelled words" and "Highlight misspelled words" options are turned on. Turn on the hardware keyboard Auto correct misspelt words

Clearing the cache from %appdata%\Microsoft\Teams didn't do anything for me. However I got my spell check working by resetting the app through Apps and Features > Microsoft Teams > Advanced Options, Then clicking Reset. Maybe try that. Update: Teams auto updated after resetting and the spell check is broken again :{

Hey All, I have the same issue and have been monitoring this forum for a fix, but tracked down this fix in another forum which I wanted to share here as it worked for me and sounds like it does for others as well! Long story short, you simply rename the MS Teams folder to what they have down below and it somehow does the trick. Just copy and paste that full folder name into the File Explorer to find the MS Teams file and then rename it. I'm using Teams VDI preview. Spell check has been broken for a while. I just quit Teams and renamed my Teams folder in "C:\Users%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\MSTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe", and it worked. I'll report back in a few days... Cheers....

I renamed that folder by just changing the last e to an x. Went to startup teams again and it asks if I want the old or new version. I select new version and it just hangs. I've given up and gone back to old version

Spellchecker in new Teams is not working

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I have my Teams language set to English (United States), have enabled spell check in Teams, and restarted (force quit) Teams, yet spellcheck is not working for me at all in the new Teams.

I know on January 17, 2023, Microsoft included the following spellcheck issues in their list of known issues with Teams:

On Windows, spell checking is limited to English (United States) dictionaries. Until this feature is fixed, users can disable spell checking from the settings page.
Some spell checker suggestions for English can be inaccurate. A Windows fix is pending, with an estimated rollout date of January. Users can choose to disable spell checking from the settings page until then.

However, the issue seems to be broader than that, as I'm not just getting inaccurate suggestions, I'm not getting any suggestions at all. It is not underlining incorrect words, and it is not providing any suggestions.

I typed a message into a Teams chat with simple mistakes, then waited 15 seconds in case maybe there's a delay in spellcheck, but nothing gets highlighted as incorrect. (screenshot below)

My Teams version info:
You have Microsoft Teams version 23335.232.2637.4844(preview). You've got the latest version. It was last updated on 1/23/2024.The client version is 49/24010419113.

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Clearing the cache worked for me on Windows 11 with Teams version 23335.232.2637.4844.

Close Teams, Open this directory: %userprofile%\appdata\local\Packages\MSTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Microsoft\MSTeams

Delete all files

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2024-02-07T17:29:44+00:00

Check if spellcheck is enabled in your operating system settings. To do this, go to your computer's settings, then click on "Devices," and then "Typing." Make sure that the "Autocorrect misspelled words" and "Highlight misspelled words" options are turned on.

Turn on the hardware keyboard

Auto correct misspelt words
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2024-02-07T17:44:03+00:00

Clearing the cache from %appdata%\Microsoft\Teams didn't do anything for me. However I got my spell check working by resetting the app through Apps and Features > Microsoft Teams > Advanced Options, Then clicking Reset. Maybe try that.

Update: Teams auto updated after resetting and the spell check is broken again :{
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2024-02-07T19:09:38+00:00

Hey All,

I have the same issue and have been monitoring this forum for a fix, but tracked down this fix in another forum which I wanted to share here as it worked for me and sounds like it does for others as well! Long story short, you simply rename the MS Teams folder to what they have down below and it somehow does the trick. Just copy and paste that full folder name into the File Explorer to find the MS Teams file and then rename it.

I'm using Teams VDI preview. Spell check has been broken for a while. I just quit Teams and renamed my Teams folder in "C:\Users%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\MSTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe", and it worked. I'll report back in a few days...

Cheers....
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2024-02-07T19:54:45+00:00

I renamed that folder by just changing the last e to an x. Went to startup teams again and it asks if I want the old or new version. I select new version and it just hangs. I've given up and gone back to old version
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