Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft's platform requirements for embedded speech on Windows say Windows 11 or newer on x64 or Arm64 hardware.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Requires Windows 11 or newer on x64 or Arm64 hardware.”
Embedded Speech - Speech service, Microsoft Learn, n.d., Platform requirements, Windows row.
Open the original- What it measures
- The sentence is in the list of platform requirements, under the Windows entries.
- What it does not show
- The requirement is for the SDK feature. It does not say Windows 10 is unsupported by other speech APIs.