Turn on cloud candidate

This policy setting controls the cloud candidates feature, which uses an online service to provide input suggestions that don't exist in a PC's local dictionary. If you enable this policy setting, the functionality associated with this feature is turned on, the user's keyboard input is sent to Microsoft to generate the suggestions, and the user won't be able to turn it off. If you disable this policy setting, the functionality associated with this feature is turned off, and the user won't be able to turn it on. If you don't configure this policy setting, it will be turned off by default, and the user can turn on and turn off the cloud candidates feature. This Policy setting applies to Microsoft CHS Pinyin IME and JPN IME.

Policy Details

Policy Name

L_TurnOnCloudCandidate

Registry Key

Software\Policies\Microsoft\InputMethod\Settings\Shared

Value Name

Enable Cloud Candidate

Supported On

At least Windows Server 2016 or Windows 10

OMA-URI (CSP)

ADMX_EAIME/L_TurnOnCloudCandidate

OS Build Version:10.0.22000, 10.0.19043.1202, 10.0.19042.1202, 10.0.19041.1202

CSP Version:10.0

Conflict Resolution:LastWrite

Allowed Editions:

EnterpriseEnterprise NProfessionalProfessional NEnterprise EvaluationEnterprise N EvaluationEducationEducation NEnterprise SEnterprise S NEnterprise S EvaluationEnterprise S N EvaluationHolographic BusinessPro Single LanguagePro ChinaPro WorkstationPro Workstation NPro For EducationPro For Education NEnterprisegEnterprisegnServerrdshIotenterpriseIotenterprisesCloudeditionnCloudeditionIotenterpriseskIotenterpriseseval

Policy State Values

Enabled: 1

Disabled: 0

Available Languages

en-us