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'''Windows Speech Recognition''' ('''WSR''') is a [[speech recognition]] component developed by [[Microsoft]] for [[Windows Vista]] that enables [[hands-free computing|voice commands]] to control the [[desktop metaphor|desktop]] [[user interface]]; [[transcription (linguistics)|dictate]] text in [[electronic document]]s and [[email]]; navigate [[website]]s; perform [[keyboard shortcut]]s; and to operate the [[cursor (computing)|mouse cursor]]. It also supports the creation of custom [[macro (computer science)|macro]]s to perform additional or supplementary tasks.

WSR is a locally- processed speech recognition platform; it does not rely on [[cloud computing]] for accuracy, dictation, or recognition, but adapts based on contexts, grammars, speech samples, training sessions, and vocabularies. It provides a personal dictionary that allows users to include or exclude words or expressions from dictation 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> it can optionally analyze and collect text in documents, email, as well as [[handwritten]] [[tablet PC]] input to contextualize and disambiguate terms to further adapt 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 contexts, phonetics, and terminologies 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 integrated into Windows Vista, as Windows previously only supported speech recognition features exclusive to applications such as [[Windows Media Player]]. [[Microsoft Office XP]] introduced speech recognition, but it was mainly limited to [[Internet Explorer]] and [[Microsoft Office|Office]]. With the release of Windows Vista, [[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> The majority of integrated applications in Windows Vista 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> WSR 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 25, 2012 |accessdate=December 24, 2018}}</ref> [[Windows 8.1]],<ref name="UpdatedGuidelines">{{cite web |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14213/windows-how-to-use-speech-recognition |title=How to use Speech Recognition in Windows |date=August 31, 2016 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |work=Support |accessdate=December 24, 2018}}</ref> [[Windows RT]],<ref name="UpdatedGuidelines"/> and [[Windows 10]].<ref name="Windows10">{{cite web |url=http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/use-voice-recognition-in-windows-10 |title=Use Voice Recognition in Windows 10 |author=[[Microsoft]] |work=Support |accessdate=August 24, 2015}}</ref>