Fact · Dictation on Windows
The keyboard shortcut Alt+Shift+B switches Voice access between sleep and listening.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Alt+Shift+B From sleep state: left-click ... Alt+Shift+B From listening state: left-click”
Get started with voice access, Microsoft, Microsoft Support, 2026, Microphone button and states: table of ways to switch states.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft's table lists voice commands, the keyboard shortcut and mouse clicks for each state change.
- What it does not show
- The same table gives different mouse actions for each state, so check the mouse column before you click.