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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 previously could 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 and support additional language;<ref name="NaturalInput"/> a demonstration emphasized email dictation,<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 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 provide feedback during its development, Microsoft offered an opportunity for testers to win a Premium model of the [[Xbox 360]].<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>

During a demonstration by MicorosoftMicrosoft on July 27, 2006, before Windows Vista's [[release to manufacturing]] (RTM), a notable incident involving WSR occurred 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.nbcnews.com/id/14158843 |title=Software glitch foils Microsoft demo |author=[[NBC News]] |date=August 2, 2006 |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |accessdate=June 30, 2015 }}</ref> the incident was a subject of significant derision among analysts and journalists in the audience.<ref name="NeedsWork">{{cite web |url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/07/31/HNvoicevista_1.html |title=Vista voice-recognition feature needs work |last=Montalbano |first=Elizabeth |date=July 31, 2006 |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |work=[[InfoWorld]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060805091528/http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/07/31/HNvoicevista_1.html |archivedate=August 5, 2006 |accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Stammers">{{cite web |url=http://www.techhive.com/article/126613/article.html |title=Vista's Voice Recognition Stammers |last=Montalbano |first=Elizabeth |date=July 31, 2006 |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |work=TechHive |accessdate=July 1, 2015}}</ref> Microsoft later revealed that these issues were due to an audio [[Gain (electronics)|gain]] glitch that caused the speech recognizer to distort the dictated words;<ref name="FAM">{{cite web |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/robch/archive/2006/07/29/682479.aspx |title=FAM: Vista SR Demo failure -- And now you know the rest of the story ... |last=Chambers |first=Rob |date=July 29, 2006 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |work=[[Microsoft Developer Network|MSDN]] |accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref> the glitch was fixed before Windows Vista's release.<ref name="FAM"/>

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