System Enable or Disable Suggested Actions in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Suggested Actions for your account in Windows 11.

Starting with Windows 11 build 22635.4660 (Beta), Suggested actions that appear when you copy a phone number or future date in Windows 11 are now deprecated. With this build, Microsoft is beginning to disable the feature.


Starting with Windows 11 build 25115 and build 22622.290, you can try out a new Suggested Actions feature for making everyday tasks quicker in Windows 11 through inline suggested actions. When you copy a date, time, or phone number, Windows will suggest actions relevant to you such as creating calendar events or making phone calls with your favorite apps.

Suggested Actions is now available to everyone in Windows 11 build 22621.675 version 22H2.

  • On copying a phone number, Windows will pop up an inline light dismissible UI that suggests ways to call the phone number using Teams or other installed apps that offer click-to-dial call functions.

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  • On copying a future date and/or time, Windows will pop up an inline light dismissible UI that suggests creating the event using supported calendar apps. Upon user selection of preference, the app is launched with its corresponding calendar event creation page with auto filled date and/or time.

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Starting with Windows 11 build 25247, on copying text with search potential, Windows will pop up an inline light dismissible UI that suggests searching this text in Microsoft Edge. Upon user selection of the search action, a new Edge tab is launched to search the copied text. This will initially be available for Insiders in the U.S. only.

Starting with Windows 11 build 25272, Microsoft is removing the suggestion action for searching copied text in Microsoft Edge. Thanks to all the Insiders who gave Microsoft feedback on these two experiences. As a reminder, features and experiences Microsoft tries out in the Dev Channel may get removed and never released beyond the Dev Channel as they incubate new ideas and get feedback from Insiders.

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Suggested Actions is currently only available to Windows Insiders in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.



Contents

  • Option One: Turn On or Off Suggested Actions in Settings
  • Option Two: Turn On or Off Suggested Actions using REG file




Option One

Turn On or Off Suggested Actions in Settings


1 Open Settings (Win+I).

2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on Clipboard on the right side. (see screenshot below)


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3 Turn On (default) or Off Suggested actions for what you want. (see screenshot below)

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4 You can now close Settings if you like.




Option Two

Turn On or Off Suggested Actions using REG file


1 Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you want.

2 Turn On Suggested Actions

This is the default setting.


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

Turn_ON_Suggested_Actions.reg


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SmartActionPlatform\SmartClipboard]
"Disabled"=dword:00000000

3 Turn Off Suggested Actions

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

Turn_OFF_Suggested_Actions.reg


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SmartActionPlatform\SmartClipboard]
"Disabled"=dword:00000001

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 Brink
 

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