Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft says that on Windows 10, the permissions an app needs to use the microphone are turned on in Privacy settings, not in Privacy & security.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“To use your microphone with apps on Windows 10, you'll need to turn on some permissions in Privacy settings.”
Turn on app permissions for your microphone in Windows, Microsoft, Microsoft Support, n.d., Windows 10 section.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft's page covers Windows 10 and Windows 11. Its Windows 10 steps begin at Start, then Settings, then Privacy, and the Windows 11 steps use Privacy & security.
- What it does not show
- Microsoft's page notes that Windows 10 support ended on October 14, 2025, and that after that date Microsoft no longer provides free security updates or technical assistance for it.