Windows 11 Insiders get plethora of new voice commands
Insiders can try out a lengthy list of new voice commands on Windows 11.
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What you need to know
Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel have one last update to snag before the end of 2022. Microsoft just rolled out Builds 22621.1037 and 22623.1037. The former has new features off by default while the latter has new capabilities enabled automatically.
All of the new features within Build 22623.1037 are related to Voice Access on the operating system. Microsoft outlines the changes in ablog post.
Windows 11 Build 22623.1037: What’s new
Voice Access Improvements
Voice access is now more flexible and supports interaction with UI controls having different names such as:
We have improved the horizontal scroll experience where we now support scrolling to the extreme left and right ends of a page, and you can do a continuous scroll left/right similar to what is already present in vertical scroll experience.
We have also added support for UI controls such as spin controls, thumb control and split buttons which enables you to interact with these controls with “click” command or by using number overlays. Commands that move the cursor in a text box now execute instantly and issues with snapping commands that snap a window left or right are fixed.
Microsoft also added support for the following commands:
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