Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft says to make sure you have a microphone set up before you set up speech recognition on Windows 10.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Before you set up voice recognition, make sure you have a microphone set up.”
Use voice recognition in Windows (Windows 10 setup article), Microsoft, Microsoft Support, n.d., Section: Set up a microphone.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft's Windows 10 article on speech recognition, in its section on the microphone that comes before the speech setup wizard.
- What it does not show
- The article does not describe what to do if the microphone fails to appear in the list. Check the microphone in Settings first.