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Microsoft Agent

Microsoft Agent is a technology developed by Microsoft, which employs animated characters, text-to-speech engines, and speech recognition software to enhance interaction with computer users. Thus it is an example of an embodied agent.

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  • Discontinued

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  • Windows
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Discontinued

In April of 2009, Microsoft announced that all development and support would be discontinued with the release of Windows 7.https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/win7appqual/removal-of-microsoft-agent

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What is Microsoft Agent?

Microsoft Agent is a technology developed by Microsoft, which employs animated characters, text-to-speech engines, and speech recognition software to enhance interaction with computer users. Thus it is an example of an embodied agent. It comes preinstalled as part of Microsoft Windows 2000 through Windows Vista (it is not part of Windows 7). Microsoft Agent functionality is exposed as an ActiveX control that can be used by web pages.