Official documentation
Use voice access to control your PC and author text with your voice
Microsoft, Microsoft Support, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- Microsoft's overview page for Voice access in Windows 11, which says the feature uses on-device speech recognition and works without the internet, and that it is available in Windows 11 version 22H2 and later.
- How much weight it carries
- Official Microsoft documentation. It states how recognition runs but gives no accuracy measurements, so it cannot show how well Voice access recognizes speech in practice.
Facts taken from this source
- Microsoft says Voice Access uses on-device speech recognition and works even without the internet.
“Voice access uses modern, on-device speech recognition to accurately recognize speech and works even without the internet.” (Introduction paragraph)
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