How to Turn On or Off Add Space after Text Suggestion for Touch Keyboard in Windows 10


You can use different keyboards with Windows to fit your needs. The most common is a physical, external hardware keyboard that you plug into your PC. Windows 10 includes a touch keyboard for PCs.

Starting with Windows 10 build 17063, you will now see text suggestions to select from by default while typing on the touch keyboard.

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off add a space after you choose a text suggestion while using the touch keyboard for your account in Windows 10.


 CONTENTS:

  • Option One: Turn On or Off Add Space after Text Suggestion for Touch Keyboard in Settings
  • Option Two: Turn On or Off Add Space after Text Suggestion for Touch Keyboard using a REG file


EXAMPLE: Touch keyboard text suggestions
Turn On or Off Touch Keyboard Add Space after Text Suggestion-touch_keyboard_text_suggestions.jpg






OPTION ONE

Turn On or Off Add Space after Text Suggestion for Touch Keyboard in Settings


1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Devices icon.

2. Click/tap on Typing on the left side, and turn on (default) or off Add a space after I choose a text suggestion for what you want under Typing on the right side. (see screenshot below)

3. You can now close Settings if you like.

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OPTION TWO

Turn On or Off Add Space after Text Suggestion for Touch Keyboard using a REG file



The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\TabletTip\1.7

EnablePredictionSpaceInsertion DWORD

0 = Off
1 = On


1. Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you would like to do.


 2. To Turn On Add Space after Text Suggestion for Touch Keyboard

This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_on_add_space_after_text_suggestion_when_typing.reg

Download


 3. To Turn Off Add Space after Text Suggestion for Touch Keyboard

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_off_add_space_after_text_suggestion_when_typing.reg

Download

4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn