Microsoft is bringing voice shortcuts to Windows 11: What it means for users

10 months ago 14

Microsoft

is releasing

Windows 11

Insider Preview Build 26020 to some Insiders, bringing along

voice shortcuts

custom commands

that will enable users to create their own command. This feature is currently available in English.
With voice shortcuts, users will be able to undertake a single action, such as opening a URL, or a series of actions performed in sequence.

For example, you can use voice commands to open the homepage of The Times of India tech section by saying, “Open TOI tech”.
How to create custom voice shortcuts

To begin creating a custom command, say “what can I say” and click on the “Voice shortcuts” tab on the left panel.
Users can also use the command “show voice shortcuts” to directly launch the voice shortcuts page.
Then, click on the Create Command button to begin the process by using either voice or any other input modality.
Give it a name, select one or multiple actions, fill in the necessary information and then click “Create”.

What’s new in Windows 11 update
Apart from custom voice commands, Microsoft is also bringing extended languages and

multi-display support

.
More language support: Users can switch to a different language by navigating to Settings > Language on the

voice access

bar.
“We have extended voice access to support other languages such as French (France), French (Canada), German, Spanish (Spain) and Spanish (Mexico),” the company said.

When voice access is turned on for the first time, users will be prompted to download a speech model to enable on-device recognition of voice data. If the voice access does not find a speech model matching the chosen display language, users can still choose to proceed ahead to use voice access in English (United States).
Multi-display support: Users can also use all voice access features on multiple displays, including number and grid overlays which were previously unavailable on any display other than the primary one. According to Microsoft, the grid overlay feature has been developed to allow users to interact with the screen they are currently using and quickly switch to another display.

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