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WSR is a locally-processed speech recognition platform; it does not rely on [[cloud computing]] for accuracy, dictation, or recognition, but adapts based on a user context, grammar, input, speech samples, training sessions, and vocabulary. For dictation, it provides a personal dictionary that allows users to include or exclude words or expressions and to optionally record pronunciations to increase recognition accuracy. With [[Windows Search]],<ref name="ThurrottAllchin">{{cite web |url=http://www.itprotoday.com/jim-allchin-talks-windows-vista |title=Jim Allchin Talks Windows Vista |last=Thurrott |first=Paul |authorlink=Paul Thurrott |date=October 6, 2010 |publisher=[[Penton (company)|Penton]] |work=[[Windows IT Pro]] |accessdate=March 29, 2018}}</ref> WSR can also optionally analyze and collect text in documents, email, and [[handwritten]] input on a [[tablet PC]] to contextualize and disambiguate terms to further adapt and personalize the recognizer.<ref name="Privacy">{{cite web |url=http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/9/4/7945a146-fc32-48c2-8c14-83b1b36696e5/Windows%20Vista%20Privacy%20Statement.rtf |title=Windows Vista Privacy Statement |author=[[Microsoft]] |date=2006 |format=RTF |accessdate=July 1, 2015}}</ref> Custom language models that adapt the recognizer to the specific context, phonetics, and terminology of users in particular occupational fields such as legal or medical are also supported.<ref name="CustomizedVocabularies">{{cite web |url=https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/robch/2005/09/20/customized-speech-vocabularies-in-windows-vista/ |title=Customized speech vocabularies in Windows Vista |last=Chambers |first=Rob |date=September 20, 2005 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |work=[[Microsoft Developer Network|MSDN]] |accessdate=March 29, 2018}}</ref>
WSR was developed to be an integrated component of Windows Vista, as Windows previously only supported speech recognition limited to individual applications such as [[Windows Media Player]]. [[Microsoft Office XP]] introduced speech recognition, but this support was limited to [[Internet Explorer]] and [[Microsoft Office|Office]]. In Windows Vista, the majority of integrated applications can be controlled through speech,<ref name="Guide">{{cite web |url=https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb530325.aspx |title=Windows Vista Speech Recognition Step-by-Step Guide |last=Phillips |first=Todd |date=2007 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |work=[[MSDN]] |accessdate=June 30, 2015}}</ref> and [[Microsoft Office 2007|Office 2007]] and later versions of Office rely on WSR, replacing the separate Office speech recognition.<ref name="Office2007SR">{{cite web |url=https://support.office.com/en-us/article/What-happened-to-speech-recognition-c6541b32-82df-4c18-bfa5-c411f45337d3 |title=What happened to speech recognition? |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |work=Office Support |accessdate=November 9, 2016}}</ref> It is present in [[Windows 7]],<ref name="SpeechRecognitionWindows7">{{cite web |url=http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/what-can-do-speech-recognition#1TC=windows-7 |title=What can I do with Speech Recognition? |author=[[Microsoft]] |work=Windows How-to |accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref> [[Windows 8]],<ref name="Windows8SR">{{cite web |url=http://windows.microsoft.com//en-US//windows-8//using-speech-recognition |title=How to use Speech Recognition |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |work=Support |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025193813/http://windows.microsoft.com//en-US//windows-8//using-speech-recognition |archivedate=October
==History==
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During WinHEC 2004, Microsoft listed WSR as part of its "Longhorn" mobile PC strategy to improve productivity.<ref name="MobilePCs">{{cite web |url=http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/8/f/18f8cee2-0b64-41f2-893d-a6f2295b40c8/SW04023_WINHEC2004.ppt |title=Windows For Mobile PCs And Tablet PCs - CY05 And Beyond |last=Suokko |first=Matti |date=2004 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051214170817/http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/8/f/18f8cee2-0b64-41f2-893d-a6f2295b40c8/SW04023_WINHEC2004.ppt |archivedate=December 14, 2005 |format=PPT |accessdate=July 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name="MobilePCs04">{{cite web |url=http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/8/f/18f8cee2-0b64-41f2-893d-a6f2295b40c8/SW04022_WINHEC2004.ppt |title=Windows For Mobile PCs and Tablet PCs - CY04 |last=Fish |first=Darrin |date=2004 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051214170759/http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/8/f/18f8cee2-0b64-41f2-893d-a6f2295b40c8/SW04022_WINHEC2004.ppt |archivedate=December 14, 2005 |format=PPT |accessdate=July 15, 2015}}</ref> At WinHEC 2005, Microsoft emphasized [[accessibility]], new mobility scenarios, and improvements to the speech user experience. Unlike the speech support included in Windows XP, which was integrated with the Tablet PC Input Panel and required switching between separate Commanding and Dictation modes, Windows Vista would introduce a dedicated interface for speech input on the desktop and unify the separate speech modes;<ref name="NaturalInput">{{cite web |url=http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/8/f/98f3fe47-dfc3-4e74-92a3-088782200fe7/TWDT05006_WinHEC05.ppt |title=Natural Input on Mobile PC Systems |last=Dresevic |first=Bodin |date=2005 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |format=PPT |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051214132222/http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/8/f/98f3fe47-dfc3-4e74-92a3-088782200fe7/TWDT05006_WinHEC05.ppt |archivedate=December 14, 2005 |accessdate=March 29, 2018}}</ref> users could previously not speak a command after dictating or vice versa without first switching between these two modes.<ref name="CommandingandDictation">{{cite web |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/robch/archive/2005/08/01/446131.aspx |title=Commanding and Dictation - One mode or two in Windows Vista? |last=Chambers |first=Rob |date=August 1, 2005 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |work=[[Microsoft Developer Network|MSDN]] |accessdate=June 30, 2015}}</ref> Microsoft also stated that Windows Vista would improve dictation accuracy, support additional languages and microphone arrays.<ref name="NaturalInput"/> A demonstration at WinHEC 2005 focused on email dictation with correction and editing commands,<ref name="NaturalInput"/> and a presentation about microphone arrays was also shown.<ref name="MicrophoneArray">{{cite web |url=http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/8/f/98f3fe47-dfc3-4e74-92a3-088782200fe7/TWEN05009_WinHEC05.ppt |title=Microphone Array Support in Windows Longhorn |last2=Strande |first2=Hakon |last1=Tashev |first1=Ivan |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |format=PPT |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051221102019/http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/8/f/98f3fe47-dfc3-4e74-92a3-088782200fe7/TWEN05009_WinHEC05.ppt |archivedate=December 21, 2005 |accessdate=March 29, 2018}}</ref> Windows Vista Beta 1 later included an integrated speech recognition application.<ref name="WindowsVistaBeta1">{{cite web |url=http://winsupersite.com/product-review/windows-vista-beta-1-review-part-3 |title=Windows Vista Beta 1 Review (Part 3) |last=Thurrott |first=Paul |authorlink=Paul Thurrott |date=October 6, 2010 |publisher=[[Penton (company)|Penton]] |work=[[Windows IT Pro]] |accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref> To incentivize company employees to analyze WSR for software [[software bug|glitch]]es and to provide feedback during its development, Microsoft offered an opportunity for testers to win a Premium model of its [[Xbox 360]] video game console.<ref name="MicrosoftWSRPoster">{{cite web |url=http://www.brian.levy3.net/proj_msft_poster1.html |title=Microsoft Speech Recognition poster |last=Levy |first=Brian |date=2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061011080004/http://brian.levy3.net/proj_msft_poster1.html |archivedate=October 11, 2006 |accessdate=March 17, 2016}}</ref>
On July 27, 2006, before the operating system's [[release to manufacturing]] (RTM), a notable incident involving WSR occurred during a demonstration by Microsoft that resulted in an unintended output of "Dear aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all" when several attempts to dictate led to consecutive output errors;<ref name="GoodDemos">{{cite web |url=http://blogs.reuters.com/blog/archives/1991 |title=UPDATED-When good demos go (very, very) bad |last=Auchard |first=Eric |date=July 28, 2006 |publisher=[[Thomson Reuters]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521230956/http://blogs.reuters.com/blog/archives/1991 |archivedate=May 21, 2011 |accessdate=March 29, 2018}}</ref><ref name="MSNBC">{{cite web|url=http://www.
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In early 2007 reports surfaced that WSR might be vulnerable to an attack that could allow attackers to play audio through a computer's speakers, thereby using its capabilities to perform undesired user operations on a target computer;<ref name="SpeechRecognitionHole">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6320865.stm |title=Vista has speech recognition hole |date=February 1, 2007 |publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] |work=[[BBC News]] |accessdate=March 29, 2018}}</ref><ref name="RemoteExploit">{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/remote-exploit-of-vista-speech-reveals-fatal-flaw/ |title=Remote 'exploit' of Vista Speech reveals fatal flaw |last=Miller |first=Paul |date=February 1, 2007 |publisher=[[AOL]] |work=[[Engadget]] |accessdate=June 28, 2015}}</ref> it was the first vulnerability discovered after Windows Vista's [[Software release life cycle#General availability|general availability]].<ref name="PCWorld">{{cite web |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,128737-c,vistalonghorn/article.html |title=Honeymoon's Over: First Windows Vista Flaw |last=Roberts |first=Paul |date=February 1, 2007 |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |work=[[PCWorld]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070204030144/http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,128737-c,vistalonghorn/article.html |archivedate=February 4, 2007 |accessdate=June 28, 2015}}</ref> While Microsoft stated that such an attack is theoretically possible, it would have to meet a number of prerequisites to be successful: the target system would have to have the speech recognition feature properly configured and activated; speakers and microphone(s) connected to the targeted system would need to be turned on; and the exploit would require the software to interpret commands without a user noticing—an unlikely scenario as the affected system would perform visible interface operations and produce audible feedback. Mitigating factors include dictation clarity and microphone feedback and placement. Because of [[User Account Control]], an exploit of this nature also would not be able to perform privileged operations for users or protected administrators without explicit consent.<ref name="SpeechIssue">{{cite web |url=
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