Windows 11 has a surprisingly powerful and versatile Voice Access utility built in that makes it easy to control your PC using your voice. Here's how to get started with Windows 11 Voice Access!

Activate Speech Recognition To use Speech Recognition, open Control Panel on Windows 7, 8.1, or 10 and double-click Speech Recognition.

Otherwise, choose the second option to "Use voice activation mode" to put speech recognition to sleep when you're done with it and "Start listening" to wake it up. Click Next.

Windows 11 helps you set up the speech recognition feature so you can dictate commands and text.

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