Windows 10: Read aloud Selected Text

On MAC, I am used to selecting a piece of text and pressing a combination of buttons to read it aloud. It is very convenient and helps me with reading and learning faster because reading and listening at the same time improve learning efficiency.


On Windows 10, It is extremely difficult to do this. The Narrator talks a lot about everything you do. Even when you disable everything, it does not easily read the text you select. I'd highly appreciate it if you develop a feature to just read the selected text and stop reading by pressing a combination of keys.

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Text read aloud

My suggestion deals with having text read aloud. I love this feature but the way in which I'm asked if the text should be read aloud sometimes appears to be rude while in the presence of colleagues or relatives. I do not want them to think I'm rudely ignoring
someone when actually I just want the text contents to be private and not read aloud. The phone should simply ask if I want the text to be read aloud and I respond with a simple yes or no. Not "ignore". This gives the impression that I deem the senders text
"unimportant".

 

Cortana read aloud text messages in car

Hello
Kevin,

You may try to resolve your concern about Cortana who is not able to read text messages aloud properly, by changing the
Read incoming text messages aloud settings. Please do the following:

1. Launch Cortana and go to Settings.
   
   
2. Look for the Read incoming text messages aloud drop-down menu and change it to
   Bluetooth and wired headsets.
3. After changing the settings, soft reset your phone by pressing and holding the
   Volume down + Power buttons for ten to fifteen seconds or until it vibrates.
4. Try to test the Read incoming text messages aloud
   after your phone restarts.

Please let us know how it turns out.

 

Cortana read aloud text messages in car

Thanks for responding. Unfortunately, it didn't work. In my car over Bluetooth Cortana is still just saying "No Subject" instead of the text message.

For example, the text reads... "NoSubject I will be golfing tomorrow." But, Cortana only reads the "NoSubject" part.

Is there a way to get "NoSubject" off the texts I receive?