How to change the caption style on Windows 11
By Saadat Rafiq · 2 min read · 4 steps · Published 6 October 2026
Open Settings, Accessibility, Captions and choose a Caption style: Default, White on black, Small caps, Large text or Yellow on blue. The Theme preview shows the result. The style applies to live captions and to captions in apps that follow it.
- Device
- Windows
- Shown on
- Windows 11 Enterprise 25H2 (build 26200.9457), Microsoft Cloud PC
- App
- Settings
- Path
- Settings › Accessibility › Captions › Caption style
- Real screenshots
- 4 of 4 steps
- Checked
- October 2026
- Sources
- 1 official, linked below
Step by step
Tap the picture to see it full size Open the Captions settings
Press Windows + I and search for captions, or click Accessibility, then Captions.
Tap the picture to see it full size Open Caption style
The page shows a Theme preview at the top. Caption style is at the bottom.
Tap the picture to see it full size Choose a style
Pick one of the five styles.
Tap the picture to see it full size Check the preview
With Yellow on blue, the preview caption is yellow on a blue box. We set ours back to Default.
About this guide
Captions that are too small or hard to read against a video can be changed in one place.
The screenshots are our own, taken on Windows 11 Enterprise 25H2 (build 26200.9457) running as a Microsoft Cloud PC, a Windows PC that runs in the cloud. The Settings app is the same on Home and Pro PCs; where the Cloud PC shows something different, the step says so.
Good to know
Live captions on the same page turns speech from any app into captions; Windows + Ctrl + L switches them on. The first time, it downloads language files.
An Edit button appears for custom styles, where you choose your own font, size and colours.
In short: Settings, Accessibility, Captions, Caption style.
Links checked in October 2026. Rules and prices change. Check the official source before you act.
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