Fact · Dictation on Windows
On Windows 10, you stop dictating at any time by saying "Stop dictation."
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“To stop dictating at any time while you're dictating, say "Stop dictation."”
Use voice typing to talk instead of type on your PC, Microsoft, 2026, Dictation section, Windows 10.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft's Windows 10 instructions give the spoken phrase as the way to end a dictation session, next to the Windows logo key + H shortcut that starts it.
- What it does not show
- This phrase is from the Windows 10 section. Windows 11 voice typing uses a different stop phrase, 'Stop listening' (see the source for that fact).