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Windows freezes if I try to access speech
This kind of issue usually happens due to a problem with speech services or audio drivers in Windows. First thing you can try is restarting the Windows Speech service from Services (look for “Windows Speech Recognition” and restart it). Also make sure your microphone and audio drivers are up to date, outdated drivers can cause freezing when accessing speech features. Another thing that helps is running the built-in troubleshooter for audio and speech settings. If it still freezes, try disabling and re-enabling speech features from Windows settings or reinstalling the related components. Sometimes a simple system update or repair scan (like sfc /scannow) can also fix these glitches.
Thanks mohdadeeb,
I have tried scannow and sfc which find no problems. I did try updating display, mouse and sound drivers which all have the best drivers installed. Trying to use an earlier version of the Nvidia audio and display drivers did not help either.
I will have a look at your other suggestions tomorrow and see if they make any difference.