Windows 10: Set Up Speech Recognition in Windows 10

How to: Set Up Speech Recognition in Windows 10

How to Set Up Speech Recognition in Windows 10


Windows Speech Recognition lets you control your PC with your voice alone, without needing a keyboard or mouse.

Using only your voice, you can open menus, click buttons and other objects on the screen, dictate text into documents, and write and send emails. Just about anything you do with your keyboard and mouse can be done with only your voice.

Speech Recognition is only available for the following languages: English (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, India, and Australia), French, German, Japanese, Mandarin (Chinese Simplified and Chinese Traditional), and Spanish.

See also:

• Use speech recognition | Windows Support
• Windows Speech Recognition voice commands | Windows Support

This tutorial will show you how to set up Speech Recognition to use for your account in Windows 10.

*note You can also convert spoken words into text anywhere on your PC with dictation.


EXAMPLE: Speech Recognition context menu and listening mode










Here's How:

1. Connect the microphone you want to use with Speech Recognition.

2. Start Speech Recognition. (see screenshots below)

*note If you have already setup Speech Recognition, then this will only start Speech Recognition instead of opening the "Set up Speech Recognition" wizard.





3. Click/tap on Next when ready to start setting up Speech Recognition. (see screenshot below)



4. Select the type of microphone you have connected, and click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)



5. Click/tap on Next when ready to set up your microphone. (see screenshot below)



6. Read aloud the sentence, and click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)



7. Click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)



8. Select Enable document review or Disable document review for what you want, and click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)

*note You can improve the computer's ability to recognize spoken words by allowing Speech Recognition to review documents and email in your search index. Speech Recognition will learn words and phrases to better understand you when you speak.

You will always be able to enable or disable document review at will in Advanced speech options.



9. Select Use manual activation mode or Use voice activation mode for what you want, and click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)

*note Use manual activation mode - Windows Speech Recognition turns off when you say the "Stop Listening" voice command, and must be turned on by clicking on the microphone button or pressing the Ctrl+Windows keys

Use voice activation mode - Speech Recognition goes into sleep mode when not in use, and can be activated by saying the "Start Listening" voice command.

You will always be able to enable or disable voice activation at will in Advanced speech options.



10. Click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)

*note If you click/tap on the View Reference Sheet button, it will take you to Windows Speech Recognition voice commands | Windows Support.



11. Check (enable - default) or uncheck (disable) Run Speech Recognition at startup for what you want, and click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)

*note You will always be able to enable or disable Run Speech Recognition at startup at will in Advanced speech options.



12. Click/tap on Start Tutorial or Skip Tutorial for what you want, and click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)

*note If you click/tap on Start Tutorial, it will take you to Use speech recognition | Windows Support.



13. The Set up Speech Recognition wizard will now close. You can now use Speech Recognition when you want.


That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Use Dictation to Talk instead of Type in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off Online Speech Recognition in Windows 10
• How to Start Speech Recognition in Windows 10
• How to Create a Start Speech Recognition Shortcut in Windows 10
• How to Add Start Speech Recognition Context Menu in Windows 10
• How to Add, Delete, and Change Speech Recognition Profiles in Windows 10
• How to Change Speech Recognition Language in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off Use Speech Recognition in Windows Mixed Reality in Windows 10
• How to Enable or Disable Run Speech Recognition at Startup in Windows 10
• How to Enable or Disable Document Review for Speech Recognition in Windows 10
• How to Enable or Disable Voice Activation for Speech Recognition in Windows 10
• How to Add, Delete, Prevent, and Edit Speech Recognition Dictionary Words in Windows 10

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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.

 

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.
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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.

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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

 

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?

 

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.

 

How to turn off Speech recognition in Windows 10?

Hi Peter,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

Follow the steps to turn off speech recognition in Windows 10

• Click Start then type: Change text to speech options in search bar.
• Hit enter.
• Select the Speech Recognition tab
• Under 'User Settings' uncheck 'Run speech recognition at startup'
• Click Apply and OK

Hope this helps, let us know if you need further assistance.