Voice access replaced Windows Speech Recognition (WSR) for Windows 11 22H2 and later versions in September 2024. WSR is available in older versions of Windows. To learn more about voice access, go to Use voice access to control your PC & author text with your voice.
Speech-to-text can be used with other input modalities to type using your voice. Additionally, your operating system may have built-in solutions for additional voice input and control with speech recognition.
If you are a Microsoft 365 subscriber, see Dictate in Microsoft 365 or one of the following topics:
Available Help Articles by App
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Dictate your documents in Word |
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Dictate your emails in Outlook |
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Dictate your presentations and slide notes in PowerPoint |
Windows Voice Solutions
Customers who aren't Microsoft 365 subscribers or want to control their PC with voice may be looking for:
Windows Dictation
Windows Speech Recognition
To set up Windows Speech Recognition, go to the instructions for your version of Windows:
Looking for Text-to-Speech instead?
If you are looking for speech output instead, check out: