Fact · Dictation on Windows
The keyboard shortcut Alt+Shift+C turns the Voice access microphone off and back on.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Alt+Shift+C From listening state: long press ... Alt+Shift+C 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 of ways to switch between the microphone states.
- What it does not show
- Microsoft lists a long press and a left-click for the mouse, which differ by state.