Fact · Dictation on Windows
For work or school accounts, Microsoft says dictation sends your speech only to convert it to text, and the audio is not stored.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Your speech is sent to Microsoft only to convert it into text. Audio is not stored.”
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Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft's data-handling statement for the dictation feature under work or school accounts.
- What it does not show
- Microsoft states this for dictation under work or school accounts. It is a statement of policy, not an independent audit.