Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft says you turn online speech recognition on or off under Settings, Privacy & security, Speech.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Turn Online speech recognition to On or Off”
Speech, voice activation, inking, typing, and privacy, Microsoft, Microsoft Support, n.d., Speech recognition.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft's privacy article for Windows 11 gives this path directly under the description of speech recognition.
- What it does not show
- The article is about privacy and states the path as a control, not as a troubleshooting step.
Source
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