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.

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

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.

Use voice access to dictate text, insert symbols and special characters, automatically punctuate your text, filter out profanities, and more.

Microsoft gives you control over how Windows 10 speech, voice activation, inking, and typing features collect and use data. This article explains how these features work and how to manage them.

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.

Learn how to set up the new voice access feature with your microphone in Windows.

This article is for people who want to control their PC and author text using their voice with Windows. This article is part of the Accessibility support for Windows content set where you can find more information on Windows accessibility features.