How to disable speech recognition in Windows 11

Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows 11, also offers speech recognition options similar to those in Windows 10.

It’s worth noting that you can use speech recognition offline or use it over an internet connection. Speech recognition allows you to use your voice to control certain applications and also dictate text into Word documents.

Microsoft's speech recognition service doesn't give you a full set of features. Interested users can check out our tutorial on some of the best speech recognition apps that you can download on your PC to enjoy advanced features.

Note that you need to train this feature to improve its accuracy, and many people will not find its performance satisfactory. So for this reason you might want to disable it.

Follow this tutorial to learn how to disable speech recognition in Windows 11.

What are the most common voice commands?

Regardless of the reason, before you disable speech recognition on your Windows 11 PC, you should know that this accessibility feature is designed to enhance your user experience.

If you are looking for ways to use the voice typing tool on your PC, then you can check out our dedicated tutorial on how to use the voice typing tool in Windows 11.

After you have granted access to your microphone, you can browse some common voice commands listed below and use them to facilitate hands-free use of your PC.

• Open Search: Says press Windows S
• Select an item: Says click Computer, click the file name (instead of File Name says the exact name of the file)
• Scroll: Says scroll up, scroll down, scroll left, scroll right
• Display list of applicable commands: What can I say?
• Insert new line: Say new line
• Place the cursor before a specific word: Say Go to word (Say the specific word instead of the word )
• Do not insert a space before the next word: Say No space
• Capitalize the first letter of the word: Say Caps word (instead of the word Say specific words)

For a complete list of commands, you can check out the official Microsoft support page.

How to turn off speech recognition on Windows 11?

1. Disable offline speech recognition

1. Right-click the Startmenu button and select Settings.
2. Select Accessibility from the left pane.
3. Now, scroll down from the right side and under the Interaction section, click on Voice.
4. Just turn off the switch next to the Windows Speech Recognition option.

In addition to the above steps, you can also press the buttons simultaneously to turn the Windows Speech Recognition service on or off. Windows Ctrl S

2. Disable online voice Identify

1. Right-click the Startmenu button and select Settings.
2. You need to selectPrivacy and Security from the left pane.
3. Under the Windows Permissions section, click Speech.
4. Close Online speech recognition option switch.

Additionally, you can go a step further and permanently disable the online speech recognition service using a registry setting.

Please note that tweaking Registry Editor, while not dangerous, may stop some critical services on your PC if done incorrectly.

1. Press the button at the same time to open the "Run" dialog box. Windows R
2. Type regedit and press Enter.
3. In the address bar of Registry Editor, paste the following path and press Enter.
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Speech_OneCore\Settings\OnlineSpeechPrivacy
4. On the right, double-click HasAccepted and change the value to 0 .
5. Press OK and close the Registry Editor.
6. Restart your PC and the online speech recognition service will now be permanently disabled.

To turn Windows Speech Recognition back on, you need to change the HasAccepted value to 1.

Why should you disable Windows Speech Recognition?

Thankfully, Windows 11 does not enable Windows Speech Recognition by default. To use this service, you need to enable it manually.

But this also means that users will not be able to use this feature out of the box. In addition, to use the voice recognition function, you need to set it up if you are using it for the first time.

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