Fact · Dictation on Windows
On Windows 11, you turn on voice typing by pressing the Windows key + H on a hardware keyboard, or the Microphone button on the touch keyboard.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“To turn on voice typing: Press Windows key+ H on a hardware keyboard. Press the Microphone button on the touch keyboard.”
Use voice typing to talk instead of type on your PC, Microsoft, 2026, How to start voice typing.
Open the original- What it measures
- The cursor must be in a text box. You stop by saying a command such as 'Stop listening' or pressing the microphone button.
- What it does not show
- Windows 10 used the same shortcut for its dictation toolbar.
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