Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft says that use of the microphone by Voice access is controlled by your privacy settings, so a privacy setting can stop Voice access from hearing you.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Use of the microphone by voice access is controlled by your privacy settings.”
Set up voice access, Microsoft Support, n.d., Note at the end of the setup steps, before the See also links.
Open the original- What it measures
- The note sits in Microsoft's setup steps for Voice access on Windows 11. Microsoft then gives the Settings path to check that microphone use is allowed, under Privacy & security and Microphone.
- What it does not show
- The note does not say what happens when the setting is off, such as whether Voice access shows an error or simply does not respond. Treat the setting as a check, not as the only cause.