Official documentation
Voice data on the privacy dashboard
Microsoft Support, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- Microsoft's support article on viewing and clearing the voice data linked to a Microsoft account on the privacy dashboard, and on which voice data no longer appears there.
- How much weight it carries
- Official Microsoft documentation. It describes the dashboard for accounts that have voice data stored in the cloud, and menu names may change between releases.
Facts taken from this source
- Microsoft says that clearing your voice activity on its privacy dashboard removes your audio recordings but may not remove all information associated with your voice activity.
“clearing your voice activity will remove your audio recordings but may not remove all information associated with your voice activity” (How do I view and clear my voice data?)
- Microsoft says voice data it collected and linked to your account before October 30, 2020 still shows on your dashboard for as long as Microsoft keeps it.
“Voice data previously collected from products through our speech recognition technologies and associated with your Microsoft account prior to October 30, 2020 will still show up on your dashboard for as long as Microsoft keeps it” (Why don't I see new voice data on the dashboard?)