Fact · Dictation on Windows
On Windows 11, Microsoft says that after Microphone access is on, you must also go to Microphone settings and turn on Let apps access your microphone.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“In Microphone settings, go to Let apps access your microphone and make sure it's turned On”
Turn on app permissions for your microphone in Windows, Microsoft, Microsoft Support, n.d., Windows 11 section.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microphone settings is the page reached from Privacy & security, then Microphone, under App permissions. Microsoft lists this toggle as a second step after Microphone access.
- What it does not show
- Microsoft's steps assume a standard Windows 11 install. On a work or school PC, an administrator may have locked these settings, which the page does not describe.