Windows 10: weird text-to-speech sounds seemingly out of nowhere?

sometimes I hear weird sounds, text-to-speech in the background. I couldn't find the source of the sound, and it stopped after it said something about the bot stopping/closing. when I heard it at first, it was repeating with a female voice something either "trial" or "child" idk, now it told me ones and zeros with a male voice.

any idea what it can be? i checked for viruses with different antiviruses but nothing was found.



edit: weidest part is that its in english. my computer doesn't use english, windows is on my native language.

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text to speech

Do you heard of software which can read text in any application and convert text to mp3, wav, ogg or vox files? I known one - Alive Text to Speech , but it is not a free software, i can use it for 20 days.

Do you recommend a free software?


Thank you!

 

No Sound in Narrator or any other Text-to-speech Apps

Hi Andy,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community forum.

• What is the make and model of the machine?
  
• Are you aware of any changes that happened on the computer prior to this issue?
  

This seems like an issue with the audio drivers. You may install the latest audio drivers and check if it works. Refer
Check Device Manager section under Fix sound problems in Windows 10
to know more about the same.

If the issue persists after updating drivers, continue reading.

Since you do not hear speech after testing the system, consider the following:

• The speaker volume is not turned up or is muted. Some speakers have external controls for volume and muting. Make sure the volume is turned up sufficiently or that muting is off.
  
• The speakers may not be selected as the current output device. On the Text-to-Speech tab, click Audio Output to make sure that the speakers are selected.
• The speakers might not be connected properly. Consult the speaker hardware documentation for additional information. Make certain that the sound card for the computer is also properly seated and installed, and that the correct drivers are available.
  
• The Text-to-Speech engine may be corrupted. To test for corruption, switch to another engine. See the
  Changing the TTS voice or engine section to know more about the same. If another engine is working properly, reinstall the specific engine from the original source. If no engine is working properly, reinstall the speech engine from the original
  source.

Change the TTS Voice or Engine:

To change the Text-to-Speech voice or engine, follow these steps:

• Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click
  Speech Recognition.
• On the Text-to-Speech tab, the name displayed in the
  Voice selection drop-down list is the active voice.
• Click the active voice inside the drop-down list, or use the arrow to display a list of available voices.
  
• Click a new voice to select it.
  
  The newly selected voice speaks the text in Preview Voice box.
  
• Click OK or Apply to accept the new voice.
  

Notes:

• A Text-to-Speech voice is closely associated with a particular speech engine. It may not be clear from the displayed name which language a voice is using. After selecting a speech engine or voice, test the voice and language by clicking
  Preview Voice.
• The language or voices supported by a speech engine may not be obvious from the engine's displayed name. Refer to the specific user's guide for detailed information about the engine. This includes not only the language supported, but also the lexicon
  purpose. The lexicon purpose indicates whether it is a general grammar or jargon specific to a profession such as legal or medical.
  
• Microsoft does not provide additional speech engines (voices), but a number of third-party products are available that support the new Microsoft Speech API. You may use your favorite Search engine and look for information on these
  products.

You may also want to check if the issue persists on a new user profile. Refer
Create a local user or administrator account in Windows 10
for the same.

Regards,

 

Text to Speech is completely silent

My text-to-speech is completely silent. I have tried multiple troubleshooting suggestions found online and none have worked. All other sounds work fine, but no speech is audible.