Where Does Windows Live Captions Store Settings?
Where Windows Live Captions keeps settings and language packs on Windows, and what to reset first (details below).
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Live Captions runs on device with downloaded speech models. Settings live in your user profile while language packs live in shared program data. The caption window position and style are per user prefs.
That split guides fixes. Window issues mean user settings. Missing languages mean shared packs. Look for Speech and LiveCaptions names under ProgramData and AppData Local Packages for the caption host. Version suffixes change with updates, so match the language tag rather than memorizing depth. Check tags when packs go missing.
Where Windows Live Captions stores this, by platform
%localappdata%\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.LiveCaptions_cw5n1h2txyewy
Settings live in the user profile while speech packs sit in shared program data. Remove and redownload packs when captions lag. Suffixes vary by language and release.
Frequently asked questions
How do I reset Live Captions when text lags?
Open Settings then Accessibility then Live Captions to reposition and restyle. Language packs download as speech components under shared app data. If captions lag, remove and redownload the speech pack, then restart the app. Your documents are never touched.
Does Live Captions work offline?
Yes, after first download. The on device speech models live in shared program data and the user profile. The feature streams no audio to the cloud in default mode. Exact subfolders carry language tags, so English and Spanish packs sit side by side.
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