Spellchecker in new Teams is not working

Anonymous
2024-01-23T18:39:58+00:00

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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Anonymous
2024-01-31T15:46:24+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2024-02-08T17:02:55+00:00

    Being these steps did not solve the checker. Is the solution to stop using the "New" Teams?

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-08T17:05:52+00:00

    #Resolution #ALCORIans did it

    #Solution #Teams #SpellCheck feature

    Today we resolve this issue in a few simple steps in Windows 11:

    Few things you need to ensure: Spell check setting is checked under Teams General settings.

    In old teams, spell check is working fine.

    Now,

    Quit Teams (close teams completely)

    Removed old teams from startup and unpinned from taskbar (optional)

    start> installed apps > Find Teams

    Teams NEW ( work or school) Click on 3 dots then advance options

    Scroll down and click on the Reset button under RESET.

    Now find Teams (open/login new teams app)

    Once it opens go to chat and try typing and see if it doing spell check or not.

    Thanks & Regards

    Vaibhav

    #Resolution #ALCORIans did it

    #Solution #Teams #SpellCheck feature

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-08T17:07:27+00:00

    #Resolution #ALCORIans did it

    #Solution #Teams #SpellCheck feature

    Today we resolve this issue in a few simple steps in Windows 11:

    Few things you need to ensure: Spell check setting is checked under Teams General settings.

    In old teams, spell check is working fine.

    Now,

    Quit Teams (close teams completely)

    Removed old teams from startup and unpinned from taskbar (optional)

    start> installed apps > Find Teams

    Teams NEW ( work or school) Click on 3 dots then advance options

    Scroll down and click on the Reset button under RESET.

    Now find Teams (open/login new teams app)

    Once it opens go to chat and try typing and see if it doing spell check or not.

    Thanks & Regards

    Vaibhav

    #Resolution #ALCORIans did it

    #Solution #Teams #SpellCheck feature

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-08T17:17:10+00:00

    That's a temporary fix I'm afraid.. Microsoft have confirmed that they are aware of this issue and will be rolling out a fix:

    Service health - Microsoft 365 admin center

    Current status: We've developed a Teams-side fix for this issue that will enable spell checking by modifying the configuration changed by the code regression. We expect this fix will completely deploy by our next scheduled update

    Estimated time to resolve: We expect that the issue will be fully resolved by Wednesday, February 14, 2024.

    Thanks,

    Will

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