Fact · Dictation on Windows
2023year
Microsoft's list of deprecated Windows features dates the deprecation of Windows Speech Recognition, and its replacement by Voice Access, to December 2023.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Windows speech recognition is deprecated and is no longer being developed. This feature is being replaced with voice access...For more information, see Setup voice access . December 2023”
Deprecated features in the Windows client, Microsoft, Microsoft Learn, 2026, Deprecated features table, Windows speech recognition row.
Open the original- What it measures
- The table's last column gives the month each deprecation was announced.
- What it does not show
- Deprecated means no longer developed; removal from Windows 11 came later.