Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft lists a Default microphone option among the voice typing settings that open from the gear icon on the voice typing flyout.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Default microphone. Wait time before acting setting allows users to choose how long Voice typing waits before carrying out a voice command”
Use voice typing to talk instead of type on your PC, Microsoft, 2026, Voice typing settings.
Open the original- What it measures
- The voice typing settings are reached by selecting the gear icon from the voice typing flyout. Microsoft's list of those settings includes Default microphone, next to Automatic punctuation, Filter profanity and the wait time setting.
- What it does not show
- The page names the option but does not say how it relates to the Input device chosen under Sound settings, so the article does not show which one wins when they differ.