Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft says voice typing uses echo cancellation, which suppresses audio from the PC's speakers, such as Narrator or app playback, so that only your voice is transcribed.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“It automatically suppresses audio coming from your speakers, such as Narrator or app playback so your dictated text stays clean, accurate, and free from unintended echoes.”
Use voice typing to talk instead of type on your PC, Microsoft, 2026, Echo cancellation paragraph, under How to start voice typing.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft's voice typing page places this paragraph directly after the steps for starting and stopping voice typing.
- What it does not show
- Microsoft describes the effect but does not say how much echo it removes, or how it performs in a loud room or when someone else is speaking nearby.