Stop Windows from collecting typing and inking data: the registry values
Short answer
UpdatedWindows builds a personal dictionary from what you type and write with a pen, and can use it to improve suggestions. These values stop the collection of typed text, handwriting and contact names. In the registry it sets RestrictImplicitInkCollection to 1 under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\InputPersonalization, and 5 more values.
HKCUSoftware\
RestrictImplicitInkCollectionYour previous value1
What it does
Windows builds a personal dictionary from what you type and write with a pen, and can use it to improve suggestions. These values stop the collection of typed text, handwriting and contact names.
In the app the switch is called "Disable Typing and Inking Data", described there as: Stops Windows from collecting what you type and write to personalize its dictionary.
When it helps, and when it hurts
When it helps
- Privacy: what you type is no longer collected for personalization.
When it hurts
- Text suggestions and handwriting recognition stop adapting to you.
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\ | 1 | Your previous valueSaved before the change, or deleted if there was none. |
| HKCUSoftware\ | 1 | Your previous valueSaved before the change, or deleted if there was none. |
| HKCUSoftware\ | 0 | Your previous valueSaved before the change, or deleted if there was none. |
| HKCUSoftware\ | 0 | Your previous valueSaved before the change, or deleted if there was none. |
| HKLMSOFTWARE\ | 1 | Your previous valueSaved before the change, or deleted if there was none. |
| HKLMSOFTWARE\ | 1 | 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\InputPersonalization" /v "RestrictImplicitInkCollection" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\InputPersonalization" /v "RestrictImplicitTextCollection" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\InputPersonalization\TrainedDataStore" /v "HarvestContacts" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Personalization\Settings" /v "AcceptedPrivacyPolicy" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\HandwritingErrorReports" /v "PreventHandwritingErrorReports" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\TabletPC" /v "PreventHandwritingDataSharing" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /freg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\InputPersonalization" /v "RestrictImplicitInkCollection"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 setting. It makes no difference to performance.
Questions
- What does the "Disable Typing and Inking Data" tweak change in Windows?
- In the registry it sets RestrictImplicitInkCollection to 1 under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\InputPersonalization, and 5 more values. The full list is in the table on this page, read from the app's source.
- Is "Disable Typing and Inking Data" safe to switch on?
- A privacy setting. It makes no difference to performance. The main cost: Text suggestions and handwriting recognition stop adapting to you.
- 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 Typing and Inking Data" free in Frozen Tweaks?
- Yes. It is one of the free tweaks, with no time limit.
In the app
- Switch
- Disable Typing and Inking Data
- Category
- Security
- Plan
- Free
- Undo
- Yes
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In the app
- Category
- Security
- Plan
- Free
- Undo
- Yes
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