Tip: If you've already set up speech recognition, pressing Windows key +Ctrl+S opens speech recognition and you're ready to use it. If you want to retrain your computer to recognize your voice, press the Windows key, type Control Panel, and select Control Panel in the list of results.

Dictation uses speech recognition, which is built into Windows 10, so there's nothing you need to download and install to use it. To start dictating, select a text field and press the Windows logo key + H to open the dictation toolbar.

Learn how to control your PC by voice using Windows Speech Recognition commands for dictation, keyboard shortcuts, punctuation, apps, and more.

Turning on speech while setting up a HoloLens device or installing Windows Mixed Reality allows you to use your voice for commands, dictation, and app interactions. Both device-based speech recognition and online speech recognition settings will be turned on.

Tip: If you've already set up speech recognition, pressing Windows key +Ctrl+S opens speech recognition and you're ready to use it. If you want to retrain your computer to recognize your voice, press the Windows key, type Control Panel, and select Control Panel in the list of results.

Learn how to use your voice to dictate text to your computer and correct dictation errors as you work.

Learn how to control your PC by voice using Windows Speech Recognition commands for dictation, keyboard shortcuts, punctuation, apps, and more.

Troubleshoot voice typing issues in Windows by checking microphone settings, resolving error messages, and adjusting input levels for accurate speech-to-text functionality.

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: Talk instead of typing your documents with Dictate or speech recognition.

Voice access uses modern, on-device speech recognition to accurately recognize speech and works even without the internet. To share feedback or suggestions about voice access, go to the Feedback Hub under Accessibility> Voice access. Use the Windows logo key+F to quickly open Feedback Hub.