How to Enable or Disable On-Screen Keyboard Text Prediction

As you can type using your on-screen keyboard, the text predictions or suggestions that appear above the keyboard are very helpful. These text predictions or suggestions allow you to correct incorrect spelling and increase your typing speed by allowing you to select words. The good thing is that Windows even learns as you type and show better suggestions depending on your typing habits.

While the Text Prediction feature is enabled by default, you might prefer disabling it to protect your privacy or because you simply are not using it. On the other hand, if the feature is disabled unintentionally for whatever reason, you can enable it via On-Screen Keyboard settings.

In this tutorial, I will show you the steps to enable and disable the on-screen keyboard’s text prediction functionality in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Let’s get started.

How to Disable On-Screen Keyboard Text Prediction

Unlike other features in Windows, you need to use the On-Screen Keyboard settings to disable the text prediction feature. Follow the below steps.

1. Press the Start button.
2. Search and open “On-Screen Keyboard“.
3. Click the “Options” key on the on-screen keyboard.
4. Uncheck the “Use Text Prediction” checkbox under the “Text Prediction” section.
5. Click “OK“.
6. With that, the text prediction functionality is disabled in the on-screen keyboard tool.

Detailed Steps (With Screenshots)

First, open the on-screen keyboard. You can do that by searching for it in the Start menu’s search bar. Alternatively, open the Run dialog box with the “Windows key + R” keyboard shortcut, type “OSK” in the blank field, and click the “OK” button.

Once the on-screen keyboard opens, click the “Options” button on it. You can see it to the right side and under the “PrtScn” button.

The above action will open the on-screen keyboard’s “Options” window. In here, uncheck the “Use Text Prediction” checkbox and click the “OK” button to save changes.

That is it. From now on, the On-Screen keyboard will not show any text predictions as you type.

How to Enable On-Screen Keyboard Text Prediction

If you’d like to use the text prediction functionality for the on-screen keyboard then follow the below steps.

1. Open the Run dialog by pressing “Windows key + R.”
2. Enter “OSK” in the blank field and click “OK“.
3. Click “Options” on the on-screen keyboard.
4. Check the “Use Text Prediction” checkbox at the bottom.
5. Click “OK“.
6. With that, the text prediction for the on-screen keyboard is turned on.

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And there you have it. It’s that simple to enable or disable the text prediction in the on-screen keyboard. If you have any questions or need help, comment below. I’ll be happy to assist. Also, if you like the text prediction feature, did you know that you can also enable it for a hardware keyboard? Follow the link to learn how.