How to install programmatically Windows 10 Text To Speech Voices on Windows 10 computer user?

Question

_{Sunday, January 20, 2019 11:42 AM}

Hello,

I need to do an installer that adds new Language Voices onto a Windows 10 computer user.

I read some post that mentioned this manual procedure but that doesn't help on my request because it requires that user will install the language:

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/download-voices-for-immersive-reader-read-mode-and-read-aloud-4c83a8d8-7486-42f7-8e46-2b0fdf753130

What I would like to do is to Run the installation of the language.

Here, I see that for old Windows version (but not for Windows 10!) is possible to download and install the Runtime and the Package language:

Microsoft Speech Platform - Runtime Languages (Version 11)

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27224

I tried to install the runtime and to install the French package MSSpeech_SR_fr-FR_TELE.msi and MSSpeech_TTS_fr-FR_Hortense.msi but it doesn't work.

I think that those installers are not designed for Windows 10 because nothing will appear in Windows 10 Language Settings and onto the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Speech\Voices\Tokens

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\SPEECH\Voices\Tokens

Just to try, I've manually added Chinese and English language as additional languages (following the first link that I paste here) and that language will appear as I expected onto the Windows Registry Keys that I mentioned (and on the system).

So, someone has an idea what my Installer should do to add new languages on Windows 10?

Thanks

Cheers

Daniele

All replies (3)

_{Monday, January 21, 2019 7:01 AM}

Hi,

Based on my search, please read the link below as reference:

How to download Text-to-Speech languages for Windows 10

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/how-to-download-text-to-speech-languages-for-windows-10-d5a6b612-b3ae-423f-afa5-4f6caf1ec5d3

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_{Monday, January 21, 2019 10:27 AM}

Hi cloris_sun

the link that you paste <g class="gr_ gr_118 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace" data-gr-id="118" id="118">explain</g> how User must manually add a new language voice.

But my question, is: how can I automate this process?

I would not <g class="gr_ gr_186 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar replaceWithoutSep" data-gr-id="186" id="186">to</g> say to <g class="gr_ gr_206 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace" data-gr-id="206" id="206">an user</g>: "hey, please install a new language following a page of instructions".

Other suggestions?

Thanks, cheers

Dani

_{Thursday, January 24, 2019 8:05 AM}

Hi,

According to my search, I found a closest approach to meeting your request:

https://4sysops.com/archives/adding-and-removing-keyboard-languages-with-powershell/

Note: This is a third-party link and we do not have any guarantees on this website. And Microsoft does not make any guarantees about the content.

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