Fact · Dictation on Windows
AbilityNet says that on Windows 10 you may be asked to turn on Online speech recognition before dictation works.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“You may be asked to turn on Online speech recognition first.”
How to use dictation in Windows 10, AbilityNet (My Computer My Way), n.d., Note in the steps, after pressing the Windows logo key + H.
Open the original- What it measures
- A UK charity's step-by-step guide to dictation on Windows 10. The note appears after the step that presses the Windows logo key + H, and the page does not give the menu path for the setting.
- What it does not show
- The page does not say where the switch is on Windows 10, and it is undated. Microsoft's own Windows 10 article does not mention this prompt, so treat it as a possible first-run step rather than a fixed rule.