How to Add, Delete, and Change Speech Recognition Profiles in Windows 10
When you set up Speech Recognition in Windows 10, it 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 profiles store information about how to recognize your voice. You can add and change profiles to recognize a different voice or a different noise environment.
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.
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This tutorial will show you how to add, delete, and change Speech Recognition profiles to recognize a different voice or a different noise environment for your account in Windows 10.
CONTENTS:
OPTION ONE
Add a Speech Recognition Profile
1. Open the
Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the
Speech Recognition icon.
2. Click/tap on the
Advanced speech options link on the left side. (see screenshot below)
3. In the
Speech Recognition tab, click/tap on the
New button in the
Recognition Profiles section. (see screenshot below)
4. Type a name you want for this profile, and click/tap on
OK. (see screenshot below)
5. Select the type of
microphone you have connected, and click/tap on
Next. (see screenshot below)
6. Click/tap on
Next when ready to set up your microphone. (see screenshot below)
7. Read aloud the sentence, and click/tap on
Next. (see screenshot below)
8. Click/tap on
Finish. (see screenshot below)
9. Click/tap on
OK to apply. (see screenshot below)
OPTION TWO
Change Speech Recognition Profile
1. Open the
Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the
Speech Recognition icon.
2. Click/tap on the
Advanced speech options link on the left side. (see screenshot below)
3. In the
Speech Recognition tab, check the profile (ex: "Shawn Brink") in the
Recognition Profiles section you want to use, and click/tap on
OK. (see screenshot below)
OPTION THREE
Delete a Speech Recognition Profile
1. Open the
Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the
Speech Recognition icon.
2. Click/tap on the
Advanced speech options link on the left side. (see screenshot below)
3. In the
Speech Recognition tab, check the profile (ex: "Brink") in the
Recognition Profiles section you want to remove, and click/tap on
Delete. (see screenshot below)
If Speech Recognition is currently running and using the profile you want to delete, then you will need to close Speech Recognition before trying to delete the profile.
4. Click/tap on
Yes to confirm. (see screenshot below)
5. Click/tap on
OK to apply. (see screenshot below)
6. If you get the
Could not delete profile error message below, then you will need to click/tap on
OK, close Speech Recognition, and start over at
step 2 to delete this profile. (see screenshot below)
That's it,
Shawn