Nothing is typed when I let go

The short answer

Click into a text box first, then hold the key. Some apps run as administrator and block typing from normal apps; the text waits in History to paste.

First, check History

Open History from the tray icon. If your dictation is there, the speech side worked and only the typing step did not. Copy it from there and paste it with Ctrl + V.

Common causes

Cause	Fix
No text box had the focus	Click into the box first, so the cursor blinks there
The app runs as administrator	Windows blocks typing into it; paste from History
The focus moved while you talked	Keep the window in front until the text appears
You are offline	The clip waits and sends itself when you reconnect
Nothing was heard	Check the microphone with the mic test in Settings

Apps running as administrator

Windows does not allow normal apps to type into programs started "as administrator", as a security rule. If you always run one program that way, you will need to paste from History there. If the program does not need administrator rights, start it normally and dictation works.

If History is empty too

Then nothing was recorded. Check that the microphone is allowed and working: see My microphone is off.

The short answer

First, check History

Common causes

Apps running as administrator

If History is empty too

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