Built-in Windows: How to turn on Speech Recognition
Instructions
- Navigate to Control Panel through the Start menu.
- Select Ease of Access.
- Select Ease of Access Center.
- Select Use the computer without a mouse or keyboard.
- Select check box of Voice Access and Apply.
- Toolbar will appear at the top of the screen, to set up voice access.
- Set up mic for voice access. There is a guide if you need.
- To access the speech recognition turn on the microphone by selecting the microphone icon in the top left-hand corner or say “voice access wake up”.
- To turn off microphone either say “turn off microphone” or long press on the microphone icon in the top left-hand corner.
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