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How to use voice access on your Windows 11 lock screen
You’ll be able to dictate your PIN to log into your Windows 11 device.
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Published onAugust 3, 2023
published onAugust 3, 2023
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Another wave of Windows updates is upon us, and this week, the operating system is seeing some important features and improvements coming to it.Windows 11 Copilothas arrived at the Beta Channel, and now the AI tool is one step closer to being released to the general public.
On the other hand, the Dev Channel is also seeing some important features.According to Microsoft, you’ll soon be ableto dim your screen’s lights with your eyes, due to the new Adaptive Dimming feature that was released to Windows 11.
Plus, Microsoft is making it possible for you to enjoy the HDR features on your device’s display. Thanks to a new feature, you’ll be ableto set JXR files as desktop backgrounds in Windows 11.
But the good news doesn’t stop here: the voice access feature is now available to use on more areas in Windows, including your lock screen. So now, you can actually spell your Windows 11’s PIN and it will be enough.
How to use voice access on your Windows 11 lock screen
First things first, you have to know that this feature is only available to the Dev Channel for now. So, you won’t see the feature in your Settings if you’re not in the Windows Insider Program.
Now, every time you restart your computer, before signing in, you’ll be able to use the voice access on the Windows 11 lock screen now. This is very useful because you can do it remotely, and away from your keyboard.
You’ll be able to dictate your PIN and sign in. Even more, if you say show keyboard, the voice access will then show a keyword with labels on it.
You can say the numbers on the keys to enter the letters associated with them. According to Microsoft, this will mask the actual password you are entering from being heard by anyone in your vicinity
What do you think about this new feature? Let us know in the comments section below.
More about the topics:Windows 11,Windows Update
Flavius Floare
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Flavius is a writer and a media content producer with a particular interest in technology, gaming, media, film and storytelling.
He’s always curious and ready to take on everything new in the tech world, covering Microsoft’s products on a daily basis. The passion for gaming and hardware feeds his journalistic approach, making him a great researcher and news writer that’s always ready to bring you the bleeding edge!
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