Windows 11 Canary Build 26231 is Out With Voice Access Improvements

Microsoft has just released the Windows 11 Canary build 26231, which brings various improvements to the Voice Access accessibility feature. Starting with this builds, Narrator users can now use Voice Access to dictate text and hear what is dictated.

Voice Access can also now be used to give Narrator commands, such as “read selection,” “speak faster,” and more. The full list of Narrator commands supported with Voice Access can be seen by clicking the “?” icon on the voice access bar.

Another change coming to Voice Access in this build is Auto Restart, which will ensure that the accessibility feature will automatically restart if it ever stops working. There’s also a new “Search” command for searching directly with Windows search. The Windows Insider team said that all these new Voice Access improvements will roll out gradually to Insiders on the Canary Channel.

Today’s Canary build 26231 also introduces a new copy button for copying files in the Windows Share window. Moreover, the “Rename your PC” and “Change date and time” dialogs have been refreshed to match the design language of Windows 11.

Lastly, Microsoft is rolling out a Snipping Tool update to Insiders on all channels today. The update adds automatic save for screen recordings, will be saved to the Screen Recordings folder inside the default Videos. This new feature can be disabled in the app’s settings.