Windows 10: Permanently turn off Windows Speech Recognition/Dictation

It's a feature I do not want and do not use.I have followed all the guides about going to Speech settings and turning it off. Turning off the speech on startup through the task manager, and even registry edits.None of that works and randomly the dictation pops up without warning, despite being off. Sometimes it is while I am typing and other times I am not even touching the keyboard but watching a video and it pops up. It is getting so frustrating that nothing resolves my issue. I feel the only resolution is to disable the microphone but it is used for streaming and recording games.Please help

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Windows Speech Recognition/Dictation

When using speech recognition/dictation, it turns off (stops listening), every time I start a new line or new paragraph. In other words, when your trying to dictate a document, it stops listening (shuts off) every time you start a new line or new paragraph.
Then, you have to click on the microphone again to get it started. This makes it virtually unusable. Any suggestions?

 

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.

 

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

Windows Speech Recognition commands - Microsoft Support

(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.