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

First, set up your microphone, then use Windows Speech Recognition to train your PC.

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 …

Learn about the variety of voice commands available to you on the voice access feature in Windows 11.

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.

You can start voice access on your system, download the necessary speech model to enhance voice recognition capabilities, select the microphone to be used with voice access, navigate …

Use options like grid overlay, motion commands, highlighting text from point to point, or clicks to control the mouse with Voice access.

In addition to dictating your content, you can speak commands to add punctuation, navigate around the page, and enter special characters. You can see the commands in any supported …

When you want to use a text-to-speech command, select a cell, a range of cells, or an entire worksheet, and click the Speak Cells button on the Quick Access toolbar.

You can follow the instructions on the left to learn the voice commands to interact with different menus and options, use the mouse pointer, and dictate text. Once you finish setting up voice …