Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft says that if your Windows display language is not supported by Voice Access, you can still choose a supported language in Voice access and use it.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“If you display language isn’t supported, you can still select from the list of supported languages in voice access and use it.”
Set up voice access, Microsoft Support, n.d., Welcome screen, setup.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is the language choice made on the welcome screen of Voice Access setup, which Microsoft describes separately from the Windows display language.
- What it does not show
- The page does not say which languages Voice Access will read as commands if you pick a language different from the one you speak.