New versions of Windows often add new text-to-speech voices. Windows Vista added Anna which was retained up to Windows 7. Windows 8 also had new voices, David, Zira and Hazel. Windows 10 features a set of additional voices in Technical Preview. In the current build 9879 of Windows 10, enthusiasts have discovered the following new voices in the US English version : Microsoft Mark Mobile and Microsoft Eva Mobile, and a special test voice designed for Cortana. The older Windows 8 voices are also present. It is possible to unlock the 'Eva' voice and check it out if you're interested. Here is how.
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The Eva voice can be unlocked with a special Registry tweak. It looks as follows:Save the above text as a *.reg file. Alternatively, you can download ready-to-use Registry file below:
Download Registry tweak for Eva voice
Now, do the following:
That's it. (via kw259@MDL)
Are you a fan of text-to-speech voices? You will find many more localized voices if you install Language Packs for your version of Windows. For example, the Spanish version includes Helena and Sabina. The French version has Microsoft Hortense, German has Hedda, Japanese has Haruka and Huihui, Chinese Traditional version has Tracy and so on.
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