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November’s Insider preview wave quietly reshaped several core parts of Windows 11 — from a console‑style gaming shell and a modern, VSS‑based rollback tool to a tidier File Explorer, smarter on‑device dictation, and even a convenience tweak to the Microsoft Store — all arriving in build...

Enable and Use Windows Speech Recognition for Hands-Free Typing Difficulty: Beginner | Time Required: 15 minutes If you ever wanted to type without using your hands, Windows Speech Recognition is a built-in tool that lets you dictate text and control your PC with your voice. It’s especially...

Windows 11 quietly packs a toolbox of under-the-radar features that reward a little curiosity — everything from ultra-handy window management to productivity timers, built‑in screen capture, and modern passwordless sign‑in options. Many of these “hidden” tools aren’t new to power users but are...

Windows’ quiet, built‑in Voice Typing — the simple microphone that pops up when you press Win + H — is one of those features that quietly shaves minutes off small tasks and hours off big ones, turning spoken ideas into text across nearly any app where you can type. It’s not flashy, but it’s...

Set Up and Optimize Voice Typing & Speech Recognition in Windows 10/11 Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 15 minutes Voice typing and speech recognition can dramatically speed up typing, improve accessibility, and let you control Windows hands‑free. This tutorial walks you through...

Windows 11 continues to break ground with features that make accessibility tools not only robust, but also highly customizable for users with diverse needs. One of the most significant enhancements in recent updates is the ability to add custom words to the Voice Access vocabulary—a development...

Microsoft is set to make a major change to Office 365 apps that could affect millions of users and IT administrators worldwide. Starting in January 2026, anyone running outdated versions of Microsoft 365 Office apps will lose access to essential features like Read Aloud, Transcription, and...

Microsoft’s latest announcement has sent waves across enterprise IT departments and accessibility advocates alike: by late January 2026, older versions of Office 365 applications will lose access to popular voice features like Transcription, Dictation, and Read Aloud. This pivotal change affects...

Microsoft Office has matured into a versatile and surprisingly sophisticated productivity suite, yet few appreciate the depth of features lurking just beneath its surface. For decades, these tools—Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook—have helped millions process everything from academic essays...

Windows 11 continues to attract millions of users with its new design, productivity boosters, and deep integration across the Microsoft ecosystem. Quietly beneath the familiar surface, however, lies a series of lesser-known features that, once discovered, many users report they can’t imagine...

Windows 11 is evolving at a rapid pace, embracing modern hardware innovations and software refinements that reflect the growing demand for personal control, advanced artificial intelligence, and genuine user feedback. Microsoft’s latest Insider Preview for Windows 11 Dev Channel, Build...

Microsoft's voice typing feature in Windows has long been a valuable tool for users seeking hands-free text input. However, a notable limitation has been its automatic censorship of profane language, which has sparked discussions among users desiring more control over their dictation content...

Perplexity AI’s long-awaited Windows app has officially arrived, marking a significant milestone both for the company and a surging market of AI-powered productivity tools. After launching the Mac version in late 2023 and listening to sustained demand from the Windows community, Perplexity has...

Windows voice typing, an often overlooked feature, offers a transformative way to interact with your PC—letting you compose emails, access files, and even draft long-form content hands-free. Despite its potential, many users barely scratch the surface of what’s possible. Delving into the...

Not content with letting you paint your desktop in weird pastel hues or chasing you down with AI-powered widgets, Microsoft is now ready to add a little more, shall we say, color, to your conversations—by letting you toggle off the profanity filter for voice typing in Windows 11. That’s right...

For a feature hailed as one of Windows 11’s standout accessibility offerings, Voice Access has always had the most ironic flaw imaginable: it was inaccessible right where users needed it most. Yes, Microsoft revealed Voice Access with great fanfare—a tool included in Windows 11 that lets users...

Imagine a world where after that tense Monday morning meeting, you never have to stare at a blinking cursor and wonder, “What exactly did we just agree on?” again. Where you don’t have to juggle sticky notes and the vague remnants of your auditory memory, or, worse yet, try deciphering your own...

They say the best ideas come to us in the shower, on a walk, or—much less glamorously—while slouched in traffic, dictating voice memos to ourselves in a bid to salvage inspiration before it vanishes into the ether. For years, the promise of smartphones has been to bridge these moments of...

There are times when the modern professional’s fingers just can’t keep up with the frantic pace of their over-caffeinated brain. Who among us hasn’t cursed at their iPhone while thumb-typing a half-formed thought, only to be foiled by screens no bigger than a deck of cards and an autocorrect...

Windows 11 users have another reason to celebrate as Microsoft continues to fine-tune its accessibility and personalization features. A hidden capability in the latest Windows Insider builds now permits users to enhance dictation accuracy by allowing them to add custom words to the voice access...