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===Windows Vista===

[[File:WindowsVistaPreliminaryWSR.PNG||thumb|right|A prototype speech recognition [[Windows Aero#Aero Wizards|Aero Wizard]] in [[Windows Vista]] (then known as "Longhorn") [[Development of Windows Vista#Milestone 7|build 4093]].]]

At [[Windows Hardware Engineering Conference|WinHEC 2002]] Microsoft announced that Windows Vista (codenamed "Longhorn") would include advances in speech recognition and in features such as [[microphone array]] support<ref name="WinHEC2002">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1183143,00.asp |title=WinHEC: The Pregame Show |last=Stam |first=Nick |date=April 16, 2002 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis Media]] |work=[[PC Magazine]] |accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref> as part of an effort to "provide a consistent quality audio infrastructure for natural (continuous) speech recognition and (discrete) command and control."<ref name="AudioConsiderations">{{cite web |url=http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/WHP/1.0/WXP/EN-US/WH02_AV01.exe |title=Audio Considerations for Voice-Enabled Applications |last=Flandern Van |first=Mike |date=2002 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |work=[[Windows Hardware Engineering Conference]] |format=EXE |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020506020208/http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/WHP/1.0/WXP/EN-US/WH02_AV01.exe |archivedate=May 6, 2002 |accessdate=March 30, 2018}}</ref> [[Bill Gates]] stated during [[Professional Developers Conference|PDC 2003]] that Microsoft would "build speech capabilities into the system — a big advance for that in 'Longhorn,' in both recognition and synthesis, real-time";<ref name="SpeechCapabilities">{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/billgates/speeches/2003/10-27PDC2003.asp |title=Bill Gates' Web Site - Speech Transcript, Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2003 |author=[[Microsoft]] |date=October 27, 2003 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040203152133/http://www.microsoft.com/billgates/speeches/2003/10-27PDC2003.asp |archivedate=February 3, 2004 |accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref><ref name="SpeechPDC2003">{{cite web |url=http://windowsitpro.com/windows-server-2008/live-pdc-2003-day-1-monday |title=Live from PDC 2003: Day 1, Monday |last2=Furman |first2=Keith |last=Thurrott |first=Paul |date=October 26, 2003 |publisher=[[Penton (company)|Penton]] |work=[[Windows kvITIT Pro]] |accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref> and pre-release builds during [[development of Windows Vista]] included a speech engine with training features.<ref name="Windows2006">{{cite web |url=http://www.techhive.com/article/113631/article.html |title=Your Next OS: Windows 2006? |last=Spanbauer |first=Scott |date=December 4, 2003 |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |work=TechHive |accessdate=June 25, 2015}}</ref> A PDC 2003 developer presentation stated Windows Vista would also include a user interface for microphone feedback and control, and user configuration and training features.<ref name="UserInputPDC2003">{{cite web |url=http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/6/9/669C56E3-12AF-48C5-AB2A-E7705F1BE37F/CLI351.ppt |title=Keyboard, Speech, and Pen Input in Your Controls |last2=Chambers |first2=Rob |last1=Gjerstad |first=Kevin |date=2003 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |work=[[Professional Developers Conference]] |format=PPT |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219161523/http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/6/9/669C56E3-12AF-48C5-AB2A-E7705F1BE37F/CLI351.ppt |archivedate=December 19, 2012 |accessdate=March 30, 2018}}</ref> Microsoft clarified the extent to which speech recognition would be integrated when it stated in a pre-release [[software development kit]] that "the common speech scenarios, like speech-enabling menus and buttons, will be enabled system-wide."<ref name="SpeechRecognitionLonghorn">{{cite web |url=http://longhorn.msdn.microsoft.com/lhsdk/speech/speechconcepts.aspx |title=Interacting with the Computer using Speech Input and Speech Output |author=[[Microsoft]] |date=2003 |work=[[MSDN]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040104193115/http://longhorn.msdn.microsoft.com/lhsdk/speech/speechconcepts.aspx |archivedate=January 4, 2004 |accessdate=June 28, 2015}}</ref>

During WinHEC 2004 Microsoft included WSR as part of a strategy to improve productivity on mobile PCs.<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> Microsoft later emphasized [[accessibility]], new mobility scenarios, support for additional languages, and improvements to the speech user experience at WinHEC 2005. 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 would 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> Windows Vista Beta 1 included integrated speech recognition.<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, Microsoft offered an opportunity for its 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>