Fix Live Captions Not Working

Last updated: January 3, 2026

Fix Live Captions Not Working - Step-by-step fix guide

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What this helps with

What to expect: Easy difficulty • usually about 10 min.

This is one of 46 Accessibility & Assistive Technology fixes in the WindowsHelper library. The full step-by-step fix lives in the WindowsHelper app.

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