The speech-recognition feature can be especially helpful for people with disabilities who can't use the keyboard or mouse. But it's available to anyone who'd like to try talking to Windows instead.

The speech-recognition feature can be especially helpful for people with disabilities who can't use the keyboard or mouse. But it's available to anyone who'd like to try talking to Windows instead.

Speech recognition could be the most underused feature in Windows 7. Maybe that's because speech products have fallen so short of expectations for so long.

The speech-recognition feature can be especially helpful for people with disabilities who can't use the keyboard or mouse. But it's available to anyone who'd like to try talking to Windows instead.

The speech-recognition feature can be especially helpful for people with disabilities who can't use the keyboard or mouse. But it's available to anyone who'd like to try talking to Windows instead.

Speech-to-text may be built into Windows, but it’s not set up. Here’s how to get started with speech-to-text and tips for getting the best results.

Learn how to Turn On or Off Use Speech Recognition in Windows Mixed Reality in Windows 10 using Settings or Registry Editor.

I knew that Windows has shipped with speech recognition built-in for a few years now. Like most of you, I tried it back when I didn’t think it worked very well, and hadn’t looked at it since.

Power-user site ExtremeTech shows you how to get started with Vista's speech-recognition capabilities. You'll need any version of Vista (even Basic) and a microphone.