Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft says Voice Access uses on-device speech recognition and works even without the internet.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Voice access uses modern, on-device speech recognition to accurately recognize speech and works even without the internet.”
Use voice access to control your PC and author text with your voice, Microsoft, Microsoft Support, 2026, Introduction paragraph.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft's overview of using Voice access to control a Windows 11 PC and write text, for Windows 11 version 22H2 and later.
- What it does not show
- Describes how recognition runs, not how accurate it is. Setup still needs internet to download the language files, so the offline claim applies after that one-time download.
Source
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