Microsoft is sunsetting Windows Speech Recognition (WSR) and replacing it with Voice Access. The change has been on the cards since last year, but the company has now indicated the timeline.

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Microsoft will use its Tellme cloud-based voice recognition software as part of a 'natural user interface' for controlling Windows Phone 7 handsets ...

Windows Speech Recognition is on the way out, but voice access replaces it and gets new features regularly.