diff --git wp-admin/includes/user.php wp-admin/includes/user.php
index 5b6c6ffd8b..2c92df5c51 100644
--- wp-admin/includes/user.php
+++ wp-admin/includes/user.php
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ function edit_user( $user_id = 0 ) {
 	}
 
 	if ( $update ) {
-		$user->rich_editing         = isset( $_POST['rich_editing'] ) && 'false' === $_POST['rich_editing'] ? 'false' : 'true';
-		$user->syntax_highlighting  = isset( $_POST['syntax_highlighting'] ) && 'false' === $_POST['syntax_highlighting'] ? 'false' : 'true';
+		$user->rich_editing         = isset( $_POST['rich_editing'] ) ? 'true' : 'false';
+		$user->syntax_highlighting  = isset( $_POST['syntax_highlighting'] ) ? 'true' : 'false';
 		$user->admin_color          = isset( $_POST['admin_color'] ) ? sanitize_text_field( $_POST['admin_color'] ) : 'fresh';
 		$user->show_admin_bar_front = isset( $_POST['admin_bar_front'] ) ? 'true' : 'false';
 	}
diff --git wp-admin/user-edit.php wp-admin/user-edit.php
index af1d72193d..3e9d50bf0c 100644
--- wp-admin/user-edit.php
+++ wp-admin/user-edit.php
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ switch ( $action ) {
 						<tr class="user-rich-editing-wrap">
 							<th scope="row"><?php _e( 'Visual Editor' ); ?></th>
 							<td>
-								<label for="rich_editing"><input name="rich_editing" type="checkbox" id="rich_editing" value="false" <?php checked( 'false', $profile_user->rich_editing ); ?> />
-									<?php _e( 'Disable the visual editor when writing' ); ?>
+								<label for="rich_editing"><input name="rich_editing" type="checkbox" id="rich_editing" value="true"<?php checked( 'true', $profile_user->rich_editing ); ?> />
+									<?php _e( 'Enable the visual editor when writing' ); ?>
 								</label>
 							</td>
 						</tr>
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@ switch ( $action ) {
 					<tr class="user-syntax-highlighting-wrap">
 						<th scope="row"><?php _e( 'Syntax Highlighting' ); ?></th>
 						<td>
-							<label for="syntax_highlighting"><input name="syntax_highlighting" type="checkbox" id="syntax_highlighting" value="false" <?php checked( 'false', $profile_user->syntax_highlighting ); ?> />
-								<?php _e( 'Disable syntax highlighting when editing code' ); ?>
+							<label for="syntax_highlighting"><input name="syntax_highlighting" type="checkbox" id="syntax_highlighting" value="true"<?php checked( 'true', $profile_user->syntax_highlighting ); ?> />
+								<?php _e( 'Enable syntax highlighting when editing code' ); ?>
 							</label>
 						</td>
 					</tr>
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ switch ( $action ) {
 						<th scope="row"><?php _e( 'Toolbar' ); ?></th>
 						<td>
 							<label for="admin_bar_front">
-								<input name="admin_bar_front" type="checkbox" id="admin_bar_front" value="1"<?php checked( _get_admin_bar_pref( 'front', $profile_user->ID ) ); ?> />
+								<input name="admin_bar_front" type="checkbox" id="admin_bar_front" value="true"<?php checked( _get_admin_bar_pref( 'front', $profile_user->ID ) ); ?> />
 								<?php _e( 'Show Toolbar when viewing site' ); ?>
 							</label><br />
 						</td>