Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft says that when online speech recognition is turned off, only device-based speech features, such as Narrator, are available.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“When online speech recognition is turned off, only device-based features (such as Narrator) are available.”
Speech, voice activation, inking, typing, and privacy, Microsoft, Microsoft Support, n.d., Speech recognition.
Open the original- What it measures
- The switch is in Settings, Privacy & security, Speech. Voice typing depends on online speech recognition.
- What it does not show
- Microsoft names Narrator as its example; Voice Access is also device-based.
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