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  1. Maggie Win User

    Enable or Disable Online Speech Recognition in Windows 10


    How to: Enable or Disable Online Speech Recognition in Windows 10

    How to Enable or Disable Online Speech Recognition in Windows 10


    When talk to Cortana and other apps that use Windows cloud-based speech recognition. Microsoft will use your voice data to help improve their speech services.

    When Speech Recognition app and other speech services that do not rely on Windows cloud-based services.

    This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable online speech recognition services for all users in Windows 10.

    *Warning You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable online speech recognition services.


    CONTENTS:
    • Option One: Enable or Disable Online Speech Recognition in Local Group Policy Editor
    • Option Two: Enable or Disable Online Speech Recognition using a REG file

    EXAMPLE: Online speech recognition enabled and disabled

    Enable or Disable Online Speech Recognition in Windows 10 [​IMG]

    Enable or Disable Online Speech Recognition in Windows 10 [​IMG]







    OPTION ONE [/i] Enable or Disable Online Speech Recognition in Local Group Policy Editor

    *note The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

    All editions can use Option Two below.
    1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor.

    2. In the left pane of the Local Group Policy Editor, click/tap on to expand Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, Control Panel, and Regional and Language Options. (see screenshot below)

    Enable or Disable Online Speech Recognition in Windows 10 [​IMG]

    3. In the right pane of Regional and Language Options, double click/tap on the Allow users to enable online speech recognition services policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)

    4. Do step 5 (enable) or step 6 (disable) below for what you would like to do.


    5. To Enable Online Speech Recognition
    A) Select (dot) Not Configured or Enabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)

    *note Not Configured is the default setting.

    6. To Disable Online Speech Recognition
    A) Select (dot) Disabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)


    Enable or Disable Online Speech Recognition in Windows 10 [​IMG]

    7. When finished, you can close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.





    OPTION TWO [/i] Enable or Disable Online Speech Recognition

    *note The downloadable .reg files below will add and modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\InputPersonalization

    AllowInputPersonalization DWORD

    (delete) = Enable
    0 = Disable


    1. Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.


    2. To Enable Online Speech Recognition
    *note This is the default setting.
    A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

    Enable_Online_speech_recognition_services.reg

    Download

    3. To Disable Online Speech Recognition
    A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

    Disable_Online_speech_recognition_services.reg

    Download
    4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

    5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

    6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

    7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

    That's it,
    Shawn


    Related Tutorials

    :)
     
    Maggie, Apr 27, 2017
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  2. Windows Speech Recognition

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

    I would require more information to help you better.

    Are facing any issue with speech recognition?

    I would suggest you to follow the steps to see Advance speech options.

    • Press Windows+X key on the keyboard
    • Click on control panel
    • Select speech recognition
    • On the left hand pane you will see Advance speech option
    I would also suggest you to refer to the below link:

    How to use Speech Recognition

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-8/using-speech-recognition

    (Step applies to Windows 10 as well)

    Hope this information helps and let us know if you have any further queries related to Windows we will be glad to help you.
     
    Mohammed Yaseer, Oct 27, 2019
    #2
  3. sidneylo Win User
    Win 10 Speech Recognition

    I was going to try the settings one more time as you suggested. However I ran into deadlock even at the first step:



    “…Select the
    Speech Recognition > Set up Speech Recognition
    page…”



    No such choice as “Set up Speech Recognition”. How can I send you the screen shot?
     
    sidneylo, Oct 27, 2019
    #3
  4. Enable or Disable Online Speech Recognition in Windows 10

    Speech recognition errors

    Hi Steve,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.


    I understand your query regarding speech recognition on the software you are using for Speech Recognizer. Let me help you in resolving the issue.

    I would appreciate if you can provide us the following information to help us understand the issue better.


    • How many language packs are installed and enabled on your computer and what are they?

    • Does this happen with all the language packs in the computer?

    • What are the recent changes that you have made to the computer prior to this issue?

    • Did you try any troubleshooting steps to resolve this issue?
    The issue might be due to settings on your computer. Let’s refer to the following suggestion and check the issue status.

    Refer to these steps and check the issue status.


    • Press Windows and X keys together.

    • Click on Control Panel.

    • Open Control Panel then Speech Recognition Options.

    • In the upper right of the Speech Recognition Option window click
      Advanced Speech Options.

    • Remove the checkmark next to, ‘Allow computer to review your documents’.

    • Click Apply and click OK
    Refer below article to Use Speech Recognition:

    Voice recognition in Windows 10

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/use-voice-recognition-in-windows-10#v1h=tab02

    Keep us posted on Windows related queries and we will be happy to assist you further.
     
    Nachappa C K, Oct 27, 2019
    #4
  5. global Win User
    Speech Recognition shortcut on the desktop?


    Several threads suggest making a shortcut using the following string to turn on Windows 10 native Speech Recognition:

    %windir%\Speech\Common\sapisvr.exe -SpeechUX

    However, I am trying for a Desktop Shortcut which enables Speech Recognition AND opens the Control Widget (the oval with the Microphone in the circle to control Mic on-off, etc.).

    When I program in the suggested shortcut, the Control Widget does not appear and I'm not sure that SR is even turned on =no way to know since no way to turn on microphone that I know of without the Widget.

    How can I enable SR to turn on, and the Widget to appear, through a desktop shortcut?

    Also, I am just beginning to use this Windows native Speech Recognition, so I'm not too familiar with it yet but early results are promising. I have always used Dragon but have given up on that. I use speech recognition for voice to text dictation and not commands controlling the PC, etc.

    I am gravitating toward the old Speech Recognition and not Speech Services (Win-H). Why? Because as I understand it, Speech Services (Win-H) relies on the Cloud back and forth, while Speech Services is wholly within the PC. Would rather not tie up Internet resources which might slow the process of dictation voice to text.

    Any comments if the Cloud slows this down and whether your experience is that Speech Services is more, or less, accurate / easy to use than Win-H.

    BTW, I have pretty much disabled Cortana, so maybe this disables Win-H, but I might reenable Cortana if Win-H is much better.

    Thanks.

    I have Windows 10 64 bit latest updates installed.
     
    global, Oct 27, 2019
    #5
  6. dalchina Win User
    No speech recognition at all


    Hi, this may be of interest:
    Installing additional language packs for Windows 10 speech recognition random ranting

    This has downloads, + a complete list of languages availablefor Win 10:
    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/down....aspx?id=27224
    (but note the date)

    fwiw I just tried it- my locale, speech, display language etc are set to UK English. (Which took some doing this time, or something was slightly messed up).

    If I type speech in Cortana's search box, say, I get Windows Speech Recognition as top search.

    I use Classic Shell, with the Control Panel expanded, so in a second or less I can see 'Speech Recognition' listed there.

    Similarly, if I type 'Speech' in Settings I can easily see Speech Recognition.
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    With the speech recognition bar displayed, task manager shows:
    SpeechRuntime.exe in C:\Windows\System32\Speech_OneCore\Common ..........

    sapisvr.exe in C:\Windows\Speech\Common

    running.

    =================================================
    Some (older) search results:

    I came across this for Win 7
    Speech Recognition - Language Configuration is Not Supported Error Fix - Windows 7 Help Forums
    - maybe there's an updated one here (see Tutorials).

    There are a couple of helpful links at the end of this (but Win 7 again)
    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...c-cb0ae84c939d
     
    dalchina, Oct 27, 2019
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