Windows 11 is getting a new “Voice Access” feature for controlling the operating system via voice and a microphone.
Microsoft already supports dictation via microphone, but the ability to use your voice to execute commands in Windows was limited to specific apps only.
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In the new Windows 11 preview build 22518, users can now use Voice Access to open or close apps, go to the desktop, minimize or maximize windows, switch between different apps, select items, scroll, edit text, and more.
Currently, the Voice Access feature is only supported in English (United States) and the display language must be set to English for the feature to work properly.
To use Voice Access, users running the latest Windows 11 preview build can go to Settings > Accessibility > Speech and enable the feature, as shown below.
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Once activated, Windows 11 will prompt the user to download a language pack . Additionally, an interactive guide will be available explaining how to use the new Voice Access feature.
Voice Access supports more than 80 spoken commands and allows Windows 11 users to dictate and edit documents directly through their microphone.
The list of commands that can be used with Voice Access in Windows 11 is available on this page.
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The new Windows 11 preview build also includes the ability to install Windows Subsystem for Linux from the Microsoft Store.
Source: Bleeping Computer
