Windows 10: Microphone not recognizing voice to text extension

Discus and support Microphone not recognizing voice to text extension in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hello, it's me again, back to the same issue. But this time it's a little bit worse, you see. last time I brought up a problem where extra being... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Cicero Dark, May 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM.

  1. Microphone not recognizing voice to text extension


    Hello, it's me again, back to the same issue. But this time it's a little bit worse, you see. last time I brought up a problem where extra being wouldn't pick up my voice, originally it was just certain downloaded Voice to Text extensions and websites not picking up my voice but now it kind of gotten worse with stuff like downloaded voice type extensions on the Microsoft Web Store not working and even the dedicated voice to type [removed_js] not working so it's a problem Maybe on your end I tried everything I could on my end I also want to bring up that the voice type functions work completely

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  2. DSMorris Win User

    Voice Typing (voice to text) Giving me a strange message

    Hi Greg,

    I appreciate the reply with all the suggested links. Unfortunately, none of them seem to address my problem. The problem is not with the microphone, the Microphone works great and is turned on for use in all apps. My problem is that Windows 11 voice typing does not seem to recognize that my cursor is in a text box at all. So it won't activate the microphone. It just gives me the message that I posted above, that I need to find a textbox to use the tool. Again, my system is fully updated and I've employed all the suggestions that have to do with the microphone, security, language settings, and troubleshooting. Any other ideas?

    Scott
     
  3. voice command will not recognize "text"

    I have the LG Quantum Windows Phone. It is supposed to do voice commands such as voice to call, voice to text, and voice to find. Each Time I try voice to text, hands free, it does not recognixe "text" and it does a search online for "text" and the contact
    name I say. I can use call to text without a problem, and can also use the find command, but text does not work. How can I get my phone to recognize the text command.

    Sarah Brooks
     
    SarahMartsolf, May 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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  4. Nikhar_K Win User

    Microphone not recognizing voice to text extension

    microphone icon does not appear in word document

    Hi,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    I understand that you are unable to use Speech to Text option in Word document on your computer. I’ll help you with this.



    However, please let us know:



    • Are you able to use the Speech Recognition feature in any other application such as notepad or WordPad?
    • Are you using an external microphone or an internal microphone? If you are using an external microphone, what is make and model of the microphone?

    • What is the make and model of the computer?


    If you are unable to use the Speech Recognition feature in any other application, I would suggest you to refer the steps mentioned in the section
    Help your PC recognize your voice in the article
    Use voice recognition in Windows 10
    to configure Speech Recognition.



    You may also want to refer the steps in the article
    How to set up and test microphones in Windows 10
    .



    To use Speech Recognition in Word, refer the steps mentioned in the article

    Dictate text using Speech Recognition
    .



    If you are facing issues only in Word, I would suggest you to get in touch with the

    Office support team
    and I am sure they will help you with this issue.



    Regards,

    Nikhar Khare

    Microsoft Community - Moderator
     
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