Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft says voice typing has a wait time setting that controls how long it waits before carrying out a voice command.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“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
- Microsoft lists this setting with the other voice typing settings, which you open from the gear icon on the voice typing flyout.
- What it does not show
- Microsoft does not state the default wait time for voice typing, and its help page does not say whether a longer wait prevents a dictated sentence from being cut off.