Windows 10: Spell-Check is Turned Off in Settings But Still Highlighting Words

Spell-Check is turned off in Windows settings, but still highlighting words with a red squiggly underline in my Proton Mail desktop app which doesn't have an in-built spell-checker. This doesn't happen in any other apps, including Word, WordPad and NotePad.

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Spell Check Not Working ?

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• Have you made any recent changes prior to this issue?
• Is the issue particular to Mail app?
• Have you installed all pending updates?

From your issue description I understand that you need to turn on the Spell check feature in windows mail app.
Follow the steps below to Turn on the spell check in Settings.



1. Type Settings.

2. Click on Device.

3. Select typing.

4. Turn ON autocorrect misspelled word.

5. Turn ON highlight misspelled word.

Hope this helps. Get back to us for further assistance.

 

Spell Check not working

Hi,

You have to ensure that Spell Check is enabled in Settings. To do this, follow these steps:

• Go to Settings.
  
• Choose Devices.
  
• Select Typing.
  
• Under Spelling, make sure that Autocorrect misspelled
  words and Highlight misspelled words are enabled.
  
  
  
  

Should you have further questions, let us know.

 

Spell check has suddenly stopped working

Hi ramjet_1963,

We have found many instances where the spell check has worked when it is disabled and re-enabled from PC settings.

Please follow these steps to disable and then re-enable the default Spell Check feature:

• Press Windows key + X and select Settings.
• Click on Devices and then select Typing.
• Under Spelling, turn off the options: Autocorrect misspelled words and
  Highlight misspelled words.
• Restart the computer and then navigate to the same settings and then re-enable both options again. See if the issue persists.
  

Let us know how it goes.