NVDA fails to echo typed characters in Microsoft News application

[amirsol81]

In the Microsoft News app, also known as Microsoft Bing News, NVDA doesn't echo typed characters inside the Search edit box or the Comment edit field. Narrator and JAWS aren't affected.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open Microsoft News. Typing "News" in the Start Menu oftentimes highlights it.
2. Press Tab a few times and then followed by "e" to reach the app's Search edit control. Note that the Comment edit box for each news story can also be used for this.
3. Activate the Focus mode, by pressing Enter, to be able to type into the edit box, and start typing there.

Actual behavior:

NVDA remains silent as each character is being typed.

Expected behavior:

NVDA should echo each typed character, respecting the "Speak typed characters" setting.

NVDA logs, crash dumps and other attachments:

System configuration

NVDA installed/portable/running from source:

Installed.

NVDA version:

Alpha 33342, but many previous alpha releases are also affected.

Windows version:

Windows 11 24H2 (OS Build 26100.1301)

Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue:

Microsoft BingNews version 4.55.62231.0

Other information about your system:

Note: other screen readers like JAWS and Narrator function as expected.

Other questions

Does the issue still occur after restarting your computer?

Yes.

Have you tried any other versions of NVDA? If so, please report their behaviors.

Many previous alphas over the last 2 weeks or so.

If NVDA add-ons are disabled, is your problem still occurring?

Yes.

Does the issue still occur after you run the COM Registration Fixing Tool in NVDA's tools menu?

Not tried.