Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft's steps for a microphone say to select Start, then Settings, then System, then Sound, and go to Input to see the connected microphones.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“In Sound settings, go to Input to see your connected microphones”
How to set up and test microphones in Windows, Microsoft, Microsoft Support, n.d., To install a new microphone.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft's article gives these steps for installing a new microphone, and the same Sound and Input path is used to test a microphone that is already installed. The article applies to Windows 11 and Windows 10.
- What it does not show
- The quoted sentence describes a new microphone. For a Bluetooth microphone, Microsoft says to select Add device and follow the prompts first.