Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft describes a checkbox labelled 'Start voice access before you sign in to your PC' that makes Voice Access start before the sign-in screen.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Start voice access before you sign in to your PC”
Set up voice access, Microsoft Support, n.d., Launch voice access.
Open the original- What it measures
- The first of the two automatic-start checkboxes on Microsoft's setup page for Voice Access.
- What it does not show
- Microsoft's page gives no more detail on what the checkbox does beyond starting the feature before sign-in. Check the checkbox state after changing it.