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Executing PowerShell Scripts by Voice
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Voice recognition and response (VRR) is so much fun and so comfortable. Just try it for yourself!
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🔧 Installation
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1. Download and install *Serenade* from https://serenade.ai/ (Serenade is freely available for Linux, MacOS, and Windows).
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2. Download and install the *PowerShell Scripts* , then set the search path to it.
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3. Execute: `./export-to-serenade.ps1 Computer` in the *PowerShell Scripts* , this creates a custom JavaScript file at `$HOME/.serenade/scripts/PowerShell.js` using the wake word 'Computer'. Recommended wake words with a high recognition rate are: "Alexa", "Bixby", "Computer", "James", or "Jarvis". In the following the wake word "Computer" is used.
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🗣 Usage
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1. Launch *Serenade* and click into the circle to enable Listening mode.
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2. Launch *Windows Terminal* and click into the window.
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3. Speak into the microphone: `Computer, open calculator` - this executes the PowerShell script `open-calculator.ps1` which launches the calculator application.
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More supported voice commands are:
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`Computer, open` [app]
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* launches the given application, just replace [app] by: `3D-Viewer` , `Calculator` , `Git Extensions` , `Microsoft Paint` , `Microsoft Store` , `Netflix` , `Notepad` , `OBS Studio` , `Outlook` , `Paint 3D` , `Spotify` , `Thunderbird` , `Visual Studio` , or `Windows Terminal` .
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* when finished say: "Computer, close [app]" to close the application.
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`Computer, check` [name]
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Lets the computer check something, replace [name] by: `Bitcoin` , `Christmas` , `CPU` , `date` , `dawn` , `DNS` , `Dogecoin` , `drives` , `dusk` , `Earth` (fun), `Ethereum` , `headlines` , `ISS` , `moon phase` , `New Year` , `operating system` , `ping` , `sunrise` , `sunset` , `swap space` , `time` , `time zone` , `up-time` , `VPN` , `weather` , or `zenith` .
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`Computer, open` [name] `browser`
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* launches the given Web browser or opens a new tab - replace [name] by: `Chrome` , `default` , `Edge` , or `Firefox` .
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* when finished say: "Close tab" or: "Computer, close [name] browser" to close the Web browser.
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`Computer, open` [name] `drive`
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* launches the File Explorer with the given drive - replace [name] by: `C:` , `D:` , `E:` , `F:` , or `M:` .
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* when finished say: "Computer, close file explorer" to close the File Explorer.
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`Computer, open` [name] `folder`
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* launches the File Explorer with the given folder - replace [name] by: `autostart` , `desktop` , `documents` , `downloads` , `Dropbox` , `home` , `music` , `OneDrive` , `pictures` , `recycle bin` , `repos` , or `videos` .
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* when finished say: "Computer, close file explorer" to close the File Explorer.
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`Computer, open` [name] `website`
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* launches the default Web browser with the given website - replace [name] by: `Amazon` , `Apple` , `Baidu` , `BBC` , `Bing` , `BitBucket` , `CDC` , `CIA` , `CNN` , `DistroWatch` , `Dropbox` , `eBay` , `Facebook` , `FBI` , `Flipboard` , `FourSquare` , `FRITZ!Box` , `FRITZ!Repeater` , `GitHub` , `GliderTracker` , `HolidayCheck` , `HRworks` , `Instagram` , `IPFS` , `Microsoft` , `NASA` , `NBC` , `Netflix` , `Notepad` , `Outdoor Active` , `PayPal` , `Pinterest` , `Pixabay` , `Plex` , `Serenade` , `Slashdot` , `Snap Store` , `Starbucks` , `Tesla` , `TikTok` , `Topo Map` , `Twitter` , `UFA` , `Unsplash` , `Walmart` , `WhatsApp` , `White House` , `Windy` , `Wikipedia` , `Wired` , `Wolfram Alpha` , `World News` , `Yahoo` , or `YouTube` .
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* when finished say: "Close tab" or: "Computer, close [name] browser" to close the Web browser.
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`Computer, show` [name] `city`
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* launches the default Web browser with Google Maps at the given city - replace [name] by: `Atlanta` , `Barcelona` , `Berlin` , `Boston` , `Cairo` , `Calgary` , `Cape Town` , `Chicago` , `Dallas` , `Denver` , `Dubai` , `Dublin` , `Frankfurt` , `Hamburg` , `Hong Kong` , `Honolulu` , `Jerusalem` , `Kansas` , `Las Vegas` , `Lisbon` , `London` , `Los Angeles` , `Madrid` , `Mexico` , `Miami` , `Montreal` , `Moscow` , `Munich` , `New York` , `Panama` , `Paris` , `Rome` , `San Francisco` , `Seattle` , `Singapore` , `Sydney` , `Tokyo` , `Toronto` , `Tunis` , `Vienna` , `Washington` , or `Zurich` .
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* when finished say: "Close tab" or: "Computer, close [name] browser" to close the Web browser.
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`Computer, play radio` [name]
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* launches the default Web browser and tunes into an internet radio station - replace [name] by: `7` , `AFN Stuttgart` , `Arabella` , `Bob` , `Club Mix` , `Dance FM` , `FFN` , `Galaxy` , `Gong` , `Ibiza` , `Jam FM` , `Kiss Kiss` , `Malibu` , `N-JOY` , `Paloma` , or `You FM` .
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* when finished say: "Close tab" or: "Computer, close [name] browser" to close the Web browser.
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`Computer, play` [name] `sound`
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* starts to play the given audio sound - replace [name] by: `bee` , `beep` , `cat` , `cow` , `dog` , `donkey` , `elephant` , `elk` , `frog` , `goat` , `gorilla` , `horse` , `lion` , `parrot` , `pig` , `rattlesnake` , `vulture` , or `wolf` .
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`Computer, play` [name] `game`
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* launches the default Web browser and plays the given game - replace [name] by: `2048` , `Chess` , `Cube` , `Pacman` , `Tetris` , `TicTacToe` , or `Tower` .
* when finished say: "Close tab" or: "Computer, close [name] browser" to close the Web browser.
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`Computer, open` [name] `settings`
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* launches the Windows settings - replace [name] by: `activation` , `apps` , `background` , `backup` , `bluetooth` , `color` , `date` , `default apps` , `developer` , `display` , `ethernet` , `lockscreen` , `maps` , `printer` , `proxy` , `recovery` , `speech` , `start` , `system` *(the top level settings!)* , `taskbar` , `themes` , `time` , `update` , `USB` , `VPN` , or `Wifi` .
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* when finished say: "Computer, close system settings" to close the Windows settings.
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`Computer, show` [name] `manual`
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* launches the default Web browser with the given online manual - replace [name] by: `Ant` , `Apple` , `Audacity` , `Azure` , `Bash` , `Blender` , `Chrome` , `Edge` , `Firefox` , `GCC` , `Git` , `Jenkins` , `MSBuild` , `OBS Studio` , `PowerShell` , `Serenade` , `SystemRescue` , `Toyota` , `Vim` , `Voice` *(yes, this page!)* , `Volkswagen` , or `Windows` .
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* when finished say: "Close tab" or: "Computer, close [name] browser" to close the Web browser.
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🔊 Audio Voice Commands
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* `Computer, mute audio`
* `Computer, unmute audio`
* `Computer, turn volume up`
* `Computer, turn volume down`
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💭 Misc Voice Commands
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* `Computer, locate my phone`
* `Computer, tell joke`
* `Computer, tell quote`
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* `Computer, repeat last reply`
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💬 Welcome & Farewell
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* `Computer, Hi`
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* `Computer, say hello`
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* `Computer, good morning`
* `Computer, good evening`
* `Computer, good night`
* `Computer, how are you?`
* `Computer, thank you`
* `Computer, I'll be back`
* `Computer, good bye`
* `Computer, bye-bye`
* `Computer, see you`