Start Speech Recognition In Windows 10

Introduction

In Windows Operating System Speech Recognition is a very powerful feature that is used to do window tasks by voice commands. But, Windows 10 users don't know how to use voice commands in the Windows Operating system and how it works properly. By using this feature we can control your Personal system with your own voice commands. For using this feature, just follow some sequential steps which will help to use this feature.

Step 1

First of all, we will set up a Microphone in Windows 10. Single Click on the Notification icon that is placed at the right side bottom corner, it looks just like this screenshot.

A single click on All Settings tab to open Settings of Windows 10.

Step 2

After opening Settings Window, we can type "Speech" in the search box for searching Speech Recognition setting options and Select Speech Recognition option, just look at this screenshot.

After clicking on Speech Recognition Option we will see a new setting window called Speech Recognition Setting window, look at the below screenshot.

In this setting window, we will see a number of options like Start Speech Recognition, Set up Microphone, etc. But we are firstly to select Set up Microphone Option to configure microphone with windows 10.

Step 3

Now we will see the new Microphone Setup Wizard popup window and choose the microphone type which we will connect with Windows 10 Operating System and press the Next button; Just look at this screenshot.

Press Next Button to test microphone with Windows10.

First, read sentence "Peter dictates his computer........." for Readying the Microphone for voice commands; for example, follow this screenshot.

If we will read the sentence in the correct voice then the OFF mode NEXT button is automatically Changed into ON mode by Windows to identify yours are Ready for using Microphone and pressing Finish button which looks like this screenshot.

If we don't read the sentence in the correct voice then a Warning message window is opened which looks like this screenshot.

Step 4

After you've done the above Three steps successfully, now we will start Speech Recognition so click on Speech Recognition option which looks like this screenshot.

After clicking on Speech Recognition a new Application is opened called Speech Recognition Application, which looks as this screen shot.

Now Click on the Mic button to Start the Speech Recognition, Just look at this screenshot.

Step 5

Finally, we are ready for testing some voice commands, for example, first, open some windows on the Desktop screen and then Pass voice command "Switch To Desktop" by Microphone to Speech Recognition, then we will see all the Controls are passed to Desktop Screen and all windows are automatically minimized or hidden; see these screenshots.

Before Switch To Desktop command.

After Switch To Desktop command.

Before Open File Explorer command.

After Open File Explorer command.

Summary

In this article by following sequences steps we used Speech Recognition in Windows 10 Operating System by Voice Commands. It is also different from Windows 10 Cortana Assistant. I hope you really liked this article and will try it. Thanks for learning.