Steps to use Windows Speech Recognition

SpeechRuntime.exe -ToastNotifier is a process that is related to Windows Speech Recognition, which is a feature in Windows that allows users to control their PC by voice alone, without needing a keyboard or mouse. This article will provide some facts about Windows Speech Recognition, steps to use it, and some related questions and their answers.

Facts

Windows Speech Recognition is a feature in Windows that allows users to control their PC by voice alone, without needing a keyboard or mouse. It was developed by Microsoft for Windows Vista and is present in Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows RT, Windows 10, and Windows 11. The feature enables voice commands to control the desktop user interface, dictate text in electronic documents and email, navigate websites, perform keyboard shortcuts, and operate the mouse cursor. It supports custom macros to perform additional or supplementary tasks[1].

Speech recognition is made up of a speech runtime, recognition APIs for programming the runtime, ready-to-use grammars for dictation and web search, and a default system UI that helps users discover and use speech recognition features. The important APIs for speech recognition are Windows.Media.SpeechRecognition. To configure speech recognition, you can use the following code snippet:

var messageDialog = new Windows.UI.Popups.MessageDialog("No Audio Capture devices are present on this system."); messageDialog.showAsync(); completed(false); } else { error(error); } }); } catch (exception) { if (exception.number == -2147221164) { // REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG var messageDialog = new Windows.UI.Popups.MessageDialog("Media Player components not available on this system."); messageDialog.showAsync(); return false; } } }); } })

To recognize speech input, you can use the following code snippet:

Windows.Media.SpeechRecognition.SpeechRecognitionResult speechRecognitionResult = await ...

Steps to use Windows Speech Recognition

Here are the steps to use Windows Speech Recognition:

  1. Press the Windows logo key + Ctrl + S to open Speech Recognition.
  2. Say "start listening" or click the microphone button to start the listening mode.
  3. Say the command you want to use.

Related questions and answers

Q. What are some common Speech Recognition commands?

A. Some common Speech Recognition commands include:

  • Open Start
  • Open Cortana
  • What can I say?
  • Update the list of speech commands that are currently available
  • Refresh speech commands
  • Start listening
  • Turn off listening

Q. How can I set up Speech Recognition?

A. Here are the steps to set up Speech Recognition:

  1. In the search box on the taskbar, type Windows Speech Recognition, and then select Windows Speech Recognition in the list of results.
  2. Select the Start button, then select Settings > Time & Language > Speech.
  3. Under Microphone, select the Get started button.
  4. Follow the instructions to set up Speech Recognition.

Q. What languages does Speech Recognition support?

A. Speech Recognition is available only for the following languages: English (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, India, and Australia), French, German, Japanese, Mandarin (Chinese Simplified and Chinese Traditional), and Spanish[2].

Conclusion

SpeechRuntime.exe -ToastNotifier is a process that is related to Windows Speech Recognition, which is a feature in Windows that allows users to control their PC by voice alone, without needing a keyboard or mouse. To use Windows Speech Recognition, press the Windows logo key + Ctrl + S to open Speech Recognition, say "start listening" or click the microphone button to start the listening mode, and say the command you want to use. Windows Speech Recognition supports several languages, including English, French, German, Japanese, Mandarin, and Spanish.