Voice access

Voice access is a new Windows 11 accessibility feature that makes it easier to control your Windows 11 PC using only your voice. Developed keeping people with mobility disabilities in mind, Voice Access uses on-device speech recognition to recognize speech without an active internet connection. You can use Voice Access to navigate around the UI, open apps, and type text, among other supported actions. Microsoft has started rolling out Voice Access with Windows 11 Insider preview build 22518 in the Dev channel. The feature could arrive in the stable version of the OS in next year’s feature update. At the moment, Voice Access only supports English (United States), but support for other languages should arrive in the future. In case you are not seeing the feature in English, make sure your display language. You can set it to “English” from “ Settings -> Time & language -> Language & region -> Windows display language“. If that’s the case, follow the steps below to enable Voice Access on your Windows computer. How to Set up Voice Access in Windows 11 1. Open the Settings app using the switch to the “Accessibility” section from the left sidebar. 4. As mentioned earlier, Voice access is currently limited to English (United States), and you should download the offline language pack to get started. From the top bar, click on the ‘Download’ button to download and install the language pack for Voice access. This speech model will locally process the voice data on your device. Notabl...

The Voice Access app for Android lets you control your device with spoken commands. Use your voice to open apps, navigate, and edit text hands-free. Contents Note: You can use Voice Access in English, Spanish, German, Italian, French, or Portuguese. Before you install Voice Access, check your device and settings: • Required: For the commands to work, both the device and Google Assistant should be in the same language as Voice Access. • Required: Android version 5.0 or later. To find your Android version, go to Settings About phone or About tablet. • Required: Google app. To make sure you have the latest version, download or update the • Recommended: "Ok Google" detection from any screen. Learn how to • Recommended: Check that you've downloaded a language for offline speech recognition. In the Google app, go to Settings Voice. Learn how to To turn on Voice Access, follow these steps: • Open your device's Settings app . • Tap Accessibility, then tap Voice Access. • Tap Use Voice Access. • Start Voice Access in one of these ways: • If "Hey Google" detection is on, you can say "Hey Google, Voice Access." • Open your notification shade and tap Touch to start. • On your Home screen, tap the Voice Access app . • Tap the Voice Access activation button . (You can set up the activation button in Settings Accessibility Voice Access Settings Activation button.) • Say a command, such as "Open Gmail." Learn more The first time you turn on Voice Access, two extra steps help you get start...

With an aim to simplify the Windows 11 user experience for the disabled user base, Microsoft recently added a new voice control feature in Windows 11 with its latest Windows 11 22H2 update. The new accessibility feature comes in the form of Voice Access, which is the Redmond giant’s very own version of a voice control UI that lets users control every aspect of their Windows 11 PC or laptop with just voice commands. So, in this short explainer, we have discussed how you can enable and set up the new Voice Access feature in Windows 11 to control your PC or laptop with your voice. We have also discussed some important things that you should know before you start using Voice Access in Windows 11. Hence, be sure to read this article till the end. 6 Final Words Enable Voice Access in Windows 11 Now, there are a couple of ways to enable the Voice Access feature on Windows 11 PCs and laptops. We have listed both the ways and the step-by-step guides on how you can enable the said feature to control your computer with your voice. Check them out right below. 1. Enable Voice Access via Windows Settings in Windows 11 The first way to enable the Voice Access feature on your Windows 11 PC or laptop is via the Windows Settings app. So, follow the steps right below to enable the voice control feature in Windows 11 from the Settings app: 1. Press the Windows + I shortcut to launch the Settings app in Windows 11. 2. Go to the Accessibility tab on the left navigation bar and click the Speech ...

• Enable Voice Access: Settings app > Accessibility> Speech. > toggle switch next to Voice access. • To quickly disable Voice Access: Right-click the voice access icon on the taskbar > Close window. Voice access is a free feature built directly into the Windows 11 operating system that lets you control apps and settings with your voice and even allows for the dictation of speech. This article explains how to set up and use voice access as well as how to turn it on and off. • If this is your first time using voice access, a pop-up should appear asking you to select your preferred microphone for making voice commands. Simply select your microphone from the list and then select the arrow icon and Done to continue. If you don't get this prompt, open the voice access settings via the gear icon in the top-right corner and select Select default microphone and your microphone's name. • Switch to US English (EN-US). The voice access tool can work with any language setting but it is optimized for US English. You can • Reduce background noise. Turn off any music or other media playing in the background. • Change microphones. One of your other microphones may be better suited to speech recognition. • Test your microphone. There are several steps worth trying to properly • Fix your microphone. • Speak clearly. Windows 11’s voice access is pretty good at understanding speech but it’s not perfect. • Practice the voice access commands. Microsoft has an To save time in the future, right-cl...

Thanks to You may want to use Voice access on your PC. In this guide, we shall explain everything about using Voice access on Windows 11. Let’s look at what voice access is, how it works, and few ways you can use it to improve your PC’s usability. What Is Voice Access on Windows 11 Voice Access is one of the new accessibility features rolled out along with the 22H2 build of Windows 11. The Voice Access feature enables everyone, including people with disabilities, to control their computer using voice commands. You can engage in actions like open or switch between apps, browse the web, type using your voice, etc. Microsoft states that Voice Access uses on-device speech recognition based on its Azure cognitive services to accurately recognize your voice, allowing this feature to even work without an active internet connection. Here’s how to enable and use the Voice access feature on your Windows 11 PC. How to Enable Voice Access on Windows 11 Thanks to Here’s how you can easily enable Voice Access using the Settings app on your PC: Step 1: Press the Windows + I keys to launch the Settings app on your PC. Step 2:Inside the Settings app, click on the Accessibility option from the left sidebar. Step 3: On the Accessibility screen, click on the Speech option from the right pane. Step 4: Click the Voice access toggle to turn it on. Alternatively, click on the checkbox that says ‘Start voice access after you sign in to your PC’ if you want the Voice Access feature to start automat...

Nick Lewis Writer Nick Lewis is a staff writer for How-To Geek. He has been using computers for 20 years --- tinkering with everything from the UI to the Windows registry to device firmware. Before How-To Geek, he used Python and C++ as a freelance programmer. In college, Nick made extensive use of Fortran while pursuing a physics degree. Microsoft Voice controls are everywhere now. They’re ubiquitous in TVs, smartphones, and cars, and they’re increasingly common in household appliances. Windows 11 also includes the ability to control your computer with your voice. All you need is a microphone and some practice. Here’s how to set up Windows Speech Recognition. Click the switch next to “Windows Speech Recognition.” You’ll get a popup that will walk you through some configuration options. There are a few things to keep in mind: • Use the • If you need speech recognition to work as well as possible, especially in situations where it is the primary means of controlling your Windows 11 PC, you should provide it with documents to review. RELATED: What Is Natural Language Processing, and How Does It Work? How to Improve Your Results You can provide the voice recognition software with more samples of your voice if you’re not getting the results you want. That option has not been moved into the new Settings app yet — it is still buried in the Control Panel. Click the Start button, type “speech recognition” into the search bar, look for the search result with “Control Panel” display...

Voice Access is a cool, new feature in Windows 11 that lets you manage all the computer, as you might’ve guessed, simply through your voice. With voice control all the rage nowadays, it’d be weird if Microsoft hadn’t added this feature. And in this article, we’re going to cover just that. So, let’s learn how you can enable voice access in Windows 11. How to enable Voice access in Windows 11 So, here’s how you can enable Voice access in your Windows 11. • Launch the Settings app by clicking on Windows key + I. Alternatively, go to the Start menu search bar, type in ‘settings,’ and select the best match. • From the Settings menu, click on the Accessibility menu. • Now click on the Speech option, inside the Interaction tab. • Finally, toggle on the Voice access option. If you follow the above steps, the Voice access option will be enabled on your PC. As soon as you do that, you’ll be asked to download the speech model for on device recognition. When the downloaded finishes, all you’re left with is to set up voice access in your PC. You can enable the voice access to be enabled right when you start your PC. Just check the radio box for Start voice access after you sign in to your PC, and everything will be set up—the Voice access will now be enabled as soon as you sign in to your PC. Enabling Voice access in Windows 11 So that’s all about setting up Voice access in your Windows 11. Voice access can make handling your mundane PC tasks more effortless; all you have to do is spea...