Microsoft Edge includes a built-in feature that can translate video and audio in real time. Similar to the way that YouTube AI dubbing works. While most people find AI dubbing absolutely horrendous, you might be an exception to the rule, so follow along as this guide explains the requirements, how to enable or disable Live or Real-Time Video Translation in Edge Browser settings, and how to manage it using the Windows Registry.

Takeaways:

  1. Learn how to disable real-time video translation in Microsoft Edge
  2. How do you disable real-time video translations in Microsoft Edge?

Live or Real-Time Video Translation in Edge Requirements

To use live or real-time video translation, the following conditions must be met:

  • You need to be running Microsoft Edge version 141 or later. You can check your version by selecting the three-dot menu, choosing Help and feedback, and opening About Microsoft Edge. Edge will install available updates automatically.
  • Your device must have at least 12 GB of RAM and a 4-core CPU. Without this hardware baseline, the video translation option will not appear.
  • At the moment, Edge supports five languages for real-time translation: English, Korean, Spanish, Hindi, and Russian.
  • Microsoft has not published an official list of compatible sites. However, YouTube is known to work reliably with this feature.
  • The feature performs best on videos without heavy background music or excessive noise.

How to Enable or Disable Live or Real-Time Video Translation in Microsoft Edge

  • Open Microsoft Edge and confirm that the version is 141 or later.
  • Open Settings from the three-dot menu.
  • Go to the Languages section.
  • Find Offer to translate videos on supported sites.
  • Toggle the setting on to enable translation or off to disable it.
  • Visit a supported site such as YouTube and play a video in a supported language.
  • Select Translate audio and choose your preferred output language.

When enabled, the translation begins immediately. You can turn it off at any time by returning to the same Languages setting.

Turn Real-Time Video Translation On or Off Using the Registry

You can manage this feature system-wide or per user by editing the Windows Registry. Before you do anything in the Registry, create a restore point.

  • Press Win+R, type regedit, and select OK.
  • Confirm the User Account Control prompt.
  • Navigate to one of the following locations:

For the current user:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft

For all users:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft

  • Right-click the Edge key, select New, and choose DWORD (32-bit) Value.

How to Enable or Disable Live or Real-Time Video Translation in Microsoft Edge

  • Name the value LiveVideoTranslationEnabled.
  • Open the value and set the data to 1 to enable the feature.

How to Enable or Disable Live or Real-Time Video Translation in Edge

  • Restart your computer.

Disabling the Feature

To turn off translation, either set the value to 0 or delete the LiveVideoTranslationEnabled entry. A system restart is required for changes to take effect.

Real-Time Video Translation Missing in Microsoft Edge?

We covered all of these reasons at the start of this guide, but if you're skipping and not reading, here they are again.

  • Your device may not meet the minimum requirement of 12 GB RAM and a 4-core CPU.
  • You may be attempting to translate to or from a language not currently supported.
  • The site hosting the video may not be compatible with Edge’s translation feature.