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
    2025-01-09T18:45:50+00:00

    I have the same issue on Teams Version 24335.204.3298.2649 (24335.204.3298.2649) for Mac. Misspelled words are underlined, but not autocorrected and many times there are no suggestions.

    I now type my chat messages into a blank Apple mail message or notepad then paste the auto-corrected version into Teams.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-22T12:25:05+00:00

    Just edit the file %userprofile%\appdata\local\Packages\MSTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Microsoft\MSTeams\EBWebView\WV2Profile_tfw\Preferences
    and there fix/change the attributes with "language" and "spellcheck" in the names.

    It works perfectly for me, without deleting anything.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-24T10:58:00+00:00

    Dear Katy Grosjean,

    Good day! Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community. We appreciate your inquiry, and we are dedicated to assisting you promptly. Our team is actively reviewing your situation, and we will provide you with an update on the thread accordingly.

    Your patience and understanding are valued, and we sincerely thank you for your time and cooperation.

    Sincerely,

    Libeamlak | Microsoft Community Moderator

    any answer on this issue?, It doesn't seem to be solved yet.. more than a Year has passed..

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-02-13T14:14:30+00:00

    It took year of reading useless MS members hopeless advices.

    1. Just Quit the Team
    2. Press Win+R and paste: %userprofile%\appdata\local\Packages\MSTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Microsoft\MSTeams
    3. Delete everything in this folder
    4. Start the TEAMS

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