Fact · Dictation on Windows
8actions per shortcut
A Voice Access shortcut can contain one action or a combination of actions, up to a maximum of eight actions per shortcut.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Your shortcut can consist of one action or a combination of actions, with a maximum of eight actions per shortcut.”
Use voice to create voice access shortcuts, Microsoft Support, 2026, Introduction to voice shortcuts.
Open the original- What it measures
- The limit applies to a single custom command. A longer routine has to be split into several shortcuts.
- What it does not show
- The limit is stated as a maximum for each shortcut, and the page does not say how the actions are timed beyond the wait action.