The Windows 11 virtual keyboard adds Voice Access functionality for all members of the Insider program. The feature, which allows you to control the operating system by voice, therefore now offers the possibility of typing text by pronouncing voice commands. For this, each key is linked to a number.
Over its next updates, Windows 11 seems to want to focus on accessibility. Indeed, we were talking to you last month about the many new features brought by the last big update of the operating system. Among them were, in particular, Voice Access, a feature to control your PC with voice commands. The latest build of the Insider program, the 22538, expands the latter to the virtual keyboard.
Its operation is very similar to that presented in December. By opening the virtual keyboard, each key is assigned a number, from 1 to 49. All the user has to do is say “click on 30” for Windows to write the letter V, and so on. In the same way, it is very simple to add a number or an emoji to its text. Enough to allow people with motor disabilities or blindness touse their computer like anyone else.
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The latest Windows 11 build integrates Voice Access with the virtual keyboard
Microsoft details the commands to open and close the keyboard, namely simply “open the virtual keyboard” and “hide the virtual keyboard”. Note that these are translated from English and that their French version may differ between now and the deployment to the general public. In addition, the Redmond firm adds that its application Speech Parks is available on its Store for “a device-based speech recognition that provides better transcription performance. »
Build 22538 also includes other new features, such as a new, more modern design for the task manager, as well as a few minor changes, including several bugs fixed. To install the update, you will first need to have joined the Windows Insiders program. You can find all the news in the blog post published by Microsoft.
Source: Microsoft
