Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft's keyboard shortcut list gives Windows key+Ctrl+S as the shortcut that turns on Windows Speech Recognition.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Windows key+Ctrl+S Turn on Windows Speech Recognition”
Windows keyboard shortcuts for accessibility, Microsoft, Microsoft Support, n.d., Keyboard shortcut list, accessibility entries.
Open the original- What it measures
- The list sits in Microsoft's general Windows keyboard shortcut article, among its accessibility shortcuts.
- What it does not show
- The list does not mention Voice Access. Windows Speech Recognition is an older feature that Microsoft says is being replaced by Voice Access.