Turn off online speech recognition in Windows: the HasAccepted value
Short answer
UpdatedOnline speech recognition sends your voice to Microsoft's cloud service for dictation and voice features. HasAccepted set to 0 withdraws that consent for your account. In the registry it sets HasAccepted to 0 under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Speech_OneCore\Settings\OnlineSpeechPrivacy.
HKCUSoftware\
HasAcceptedYour previous value0
What it does
Online speech recognition sends your voice to Microsoft's cloud service for dictation and voice features. HasAccepted set to 0 withdraws that consent for your account.
In the app the switch is called "Disable Online Speech Recognition", described there as: Keeps voice input from being sent to the Microsoft cloud speech service.
When it helps, and when it hurts
When it helps
- Privacy: voice input is not sent to the cloud.
When it hurts
- Dictation (Win + H) and voice typing that need the online service stop working. Offline speech recognition is not affected.
What it writes
Exactly what the switch changes, read from the app's source. Switching it off is what the app writes when you turn the tweak off again.
| Key and value | With the tweak | Switching it off |
|---|---|---|
| HKCUSoftware\ | 0 | Your previous valueSaved before the change, or deleted if there was none. |
From the app's source (pack_extra.hpp), app 2.0.0, checked .
The same change by hand
You do not need the app for this one. These commands make the changes from the table above. Run them in a Command Prompt opened as administrator, and make a restore point first.
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Speech_OneCore\Settings\OnlineSpeechPrivacy" /v "HasAccepted" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /freg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Speech_OneCore\Settings\OnlineSpeechPrivacy" /v "HasAccepted"How to undo it
In the app: Yes
Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.
Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. The app saved what each value was before the change and writes exactly that back, or removes the value if it did not exist.
Changing several settings at once? The app's Make a restore point button, on every plan, makes a Windows restore point before you start.
Verdict
A privacy choice. Keep it on if you dictate.
Questions
- What does the "Disable Online Speech Recognition" tweak change in Windows?
- In the registry it sets HasAccepted to 0 under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Speech_OneCore\Settings\OnlineSpeechPrivacy.
- Is "Disable Online Speech Recognition" safe to switch on?
- A privacy choice. Keep it on if you dictate. The main cost: Dictation (Win + H) and voice typing that need the online service stop working. Offline speech recognition is not affected.
- How do I undo it?
- Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.
- Is "Disable Online Speech Recognition" free in Frozen Tweaks?
- Yes. It is one of the free tweaks, with no time limit.
In the app
- Switch
- Disable Online Speech Recognition
- Category
- Security
- Plan
- Free
- Undo
- Yes
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Written by
Frost LIVEFounder of Frozen Tweaks, based in Hamburg, Germany. Publishes settings guides for competitive games on his YouTube channel, Frost LIVE.
In the app
- Category
- Security
- Plan
- Free
- Undo
- Yes
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