Enable Spellcheck in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center Configuration Policy

Let’s discuss Enable Spellcheck in MS Edge using Microsoft 365 Admin Center Configuration Policy. Spellcheck is a built-in feature in Microsoft Edge that allows users to correct spelling mistakes as they type. This feature is available in Multiple languages.

You can choose which languages you want the spell checker to check by providing Spellcheck in multiple languages. You can also add or remove languages to your preferences. The Spellcheck in Edge is very helpful for you while typing.

Spelling mistakes can be easily recognized and corrected on the Edge browser without any other tools, reducing the time spent. Multiple methods are available for enabling Spellcheck in Edge. To enable this feature for an organisation, you can choose Intune or Microsoft 365 policies.

In this blog post, I will share my experience enabling the SpellCheck feature on Edge using the Microsoft 365 admin center Configuration Policy. I will also share the Client-side verification details and End-user experience.

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How Does Spellcheck on Edge Work?

As you type in text fields, Edge will underline any misspelt words with a red squiggly line.

How Do You Get Suggestions?

You will get the Suggestions by right-clicking on the underlined word to see spelling suggestions. You can choose the correct word from the list or add the word to your personal dictionary if it’s not a mistake.

Spellcheck in MS Edge using Microsoft 365 Admin Center

The Spellcheck feature in Microsoft Edge can be enabled from the Microsoft 365 admin center. You can start allowing this policy from the Settings blade. On the Microsoft 365 admin center, select the Settings blade. On the settings blade, you can see several options. Select Microsoft Edge.

  • Click on the Configuration Policies
  • Click on + Create Policy
Enable Spellcheck in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center Configuration Policy - Fig.1
Enable Spellcheck in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center Configuration Policy – Fig.1

Basic Tab

On the Basic Tab you can Enter the Name and Description for your policy. Here, the Name is the mandatory field, and you must enter a Name for the Policy. Here, the Description is optional, but it is better to give a description, as it will help you recognize the policy later.

  • Click on the Next button
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Enable Spellcheck in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center Configuration Policy – Fig.2

Settings Tab

The Settings tab is an important section in Microsoft 365 policy creation. From this tab, you can select settings (policy). Click on the Add settings option, which is shown in the screenshot below. Here, you can see two Add settings options, and you can choose any of them.

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Enable Spellcheck in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center Configuration Policy – Fig.3

After clicking on the Add settings option, you will get the Configure a setting window. Here, you can see different categories of Settings. I chose Additional settings and selected SpellCheckEnabled settings. After selecting the policy, you can see two tabs, such as Value and More Details.

  • From the Value tab, I selected the Enabled option
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Enable Spellcheck in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center Configuration Policy – Fig.4

More Details

On the More Details tab, you can see the details of the selected settings (Policy). These details help you learn more about the selected policy. Click on the Select button, and you will get a notification that the Policy has been successfully updated. The table below shows the Details shown on the More Details tab.

EnableDisableNot Configured
If you enable this policy, the user can use spellcheckIf you disable this policy, the user can’t use spellcheck and the “SpellcheckLanguage” and “SpellcheckLanguageBlocklist” policies are also disable.If you don’t configure this policy, the user can use spellcheck.
Enable Spellcheck in MS Edge using Microsoft 365 Admin Center Configuration Policy – Table.1
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Enable Spellcheck in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center Configuration Policy – Fig.5

After selecting the policy you can close the configure settings page and the selected settings will shown on the Settings Page. Click on the Next button to continue the policy creation.

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Enable Spellcheck in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center Configuration Policy – Fig.6

Add Extension Tab

On the Extension page you can see the default extension details. Scroll down the Settings page and you can see the +Add extension option. You can skip Extension, and it is not important for creating Microsoft 365 Admin Center policies.

  • Click on the Next button
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Enable Spellcheck in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center Configuration Policy – Fig.7

Assignment Tab

The Assignments tab is crucial in policy creation. This tab helps you select groups to assign the chosen settings. To do this, click on the +Select group option, select a Microsoft Entra Group, and click the Select button. After that, you will get a success notification.

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Enable Spellcheck in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center Configuration Policy – Fig.8

Here you can see the selected group is appear on the Assignment tab. The group created for policy testing purpose. Click on the Next button.

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Enable Spellcheck in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center Configuration Policy – Fig.9

Finish Tab

It is the final stage of SpellCheckEnabled policy creation. In the Finish Tab, you can check all the details added for the policy creation. After verifying these settings, click the “Review and Create” button to finalize the policy. 

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Enable Spellcheck in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center Configuration Policy – Fig.10

After that, the portal will display a success message after you click on the “Review and Create” button and successfully create the policy. The policy created is shown in the configuration policies section.

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Enable Spellcheck in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center Configuration Policy – Fig.11

Device and User Check-in Status of Spellcheck

After the policy creation, you have to sync your device, which is to enable the Spellcheck feature. This process is ding for faster policy deployment. For this open the Company Portal and click on the Sync button from the settings.

After syncing you can check the Device and User Check-in Status of Spellcheck on the Intune Portal. Because the selected policy type is Intune so, you can check the status on the Intune portal. Here, you can see the Succeeded result is 1, which means my policy is successfully deployed.

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Enable Spellcheck in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center Configuration Policy – Fig.12

Client Side Verification

The Client-Side verification can be done by using Event Log on the Policy Enable device. The event log includes information about the event, such as the date, time, severity, and application or process involved.

  • You can check the successful Event log with 813 or 814 Event ID
  • To access this Event ID, Go to Applications and Services Logs > Microsoft > Windows > Devicemanagement-Enterprise-Diagnostics-Provider > Admin.
  • Here, the Success Event ID is 814

MDM PolicyManager: Set policy string, Policy: (SpellcheckEnabled), Area:
(microsoft_edge~Policy~microsoft_edge), EnrollmentID requesting merge: (B1E9301C-8666-412A-
BA2F-3BF8A55BFA62), Current User: (Device), String: (), Enrollment Type: (0x6), Scope:
(0x0).

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Enable Spellcheck in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center Configuration Policy – Fig.13

End Result

The End result can be seen on the Microsoft Edge browser Settings. Open the Settings from the 3 dot (Settings and More option). Select the Languages option and select the Basic option.

The Basic option is used to get basic spell-checking assistance from Microsoft Edge when you write on the web. Here you can see the Basic spell check feature is enabled.

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Enable Spellcheck in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center Configuration Policy – Fig.14

In the screenshot below, you can see squiggly lines under some words. These words are misspelled, and Microsoft Edge identified them. When I right-clicked on the Misspelled word “Microsft,” I got some suggestions such as Microsoft, Microsft, Mycroft, etc. I chose Microsoft from the window. You can also see the Add to Dictionary option in the window below.

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Enable Spellcheck in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center Configuration Policy – Fig.15

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Anoop C Nair has been Microsoft MVP for 10 consecutive years from 2015 onwards. He is a Workplace Solution Architect with more than 22+ years of experience in Workplace technologies. He is a Blogger, Speaker, and Local User Group Community leader. His primary focus is on Device Management technologies like SCCM and Intune. He writes about technologies like Intune, SCCM, Windows, Cloud PC, Windows, Entra, Microsoft Security, Career, etc. 

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