Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft says Voice Access languages are either ready to use or available for download, and a downloadable language needs its speech pack downloaded before you can use it.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“for which you need to download the speech pack before you can start using it”
Get started with voice access, Microsoft, Microsoft Support, 2026, Get to know the voice access UI: Languages.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft's description of the Languages menu in the Voice Access settings. It separates languages you can switch to at once from languages that need a download first.
- What it does not show
- The page does not say where speech packs are stored or how to remove one. Removal steps come from a third-party guide, cited separately.