Launching Windows Applications using Voice Assistants

Rohan Pande 290 Reputation points
2024-04-24T06:38:51.75+00:00

Is there an alternative to Cortana on Windows that I can use to launch my applications using a voice command like "Open Abc App"? I have come across an application named "Voice Access," but I can't find any documentation on how to use it to launch my applications. Can someone please guide me through the steps?

I have two types of applications:

  1. XAML hosted Win32 Application.
  2. WinUI3 Application (Includes Windows App SDK).
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  1. Jeanine Zhang-MSFT 9,181 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-04-24T08:39:10.7233333+00:00

    Hello,

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

    As far as I'm concerned, there is no way to launch Windows Applications using Voice Assistants.

    And according to the Doc: Activate a foreground app with voice commands through Cortana:

    This feature is no longer supported as of the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004, codename "20H1").

    Cortana also no longer supports the feature.

    Thank you.

    Jeanine

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