*EDIT* I have since found the solution to getting the Hazel TTS back.*

QuoteOkay, so I managed to get Hazel back! Here's how I did it.

In the Cortana search box type, "Settings"
Select, "Connected Device Settings"
Click the back arrow when the Settings window appears
Select, "Time & Language"
Select, "Region & Language"
Select the "+" where it says "Add a language"
Add "English (United Kingdom)" Language Pack
Then Select that language pack once it shows it is added
Now download it
Open up Voxcommando and enter the TTS plugin
If Hazel is already downloaded, it should appear in the TTS plugin

Original Post:

I have no idea what is going wrong. After I installed Windows 10 today my TTS voice defaulted back to the David voice. I was using the Hazel voice before (I'm using Sapi 5 by the way, I'm thinking that is relevant for this next part). When I open up the TTS plugin (even after re-downloading and installing the Hazel voice), it does not show up. However, Hazel shows up in the TTSMS plugin.

Has anyone had this problem before? Is there some setting I need to check?

Thanks

- Ricky

P.S. anyone know of a way to use the Cortana voice? That would really streamline everything.

Windows 8 came with Desktop versions of Paul, Hazel, and Zira. They got rid of Hazel  in W10.

Where did you download it it from? If you mean from Microsoft's site here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27224, then that explains why you're now seeing it in the TTSMS plugin. You downloaded the Speech Platform 11 version of the TTS voice. Yes, also called Hazel.

Basically, MS is cuckoo, and don't even try to understand their behaviours.

No, it's not possible to use the Cortana TTS without using Cortana itself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_text-to-speech_voices

Ugh, Microsoft is driving me nuts. Oh well.

Well, do you/anyone else here have any TTS voices that you really like? Or any that might be similar to Hazel that I can download (free) from somewhere else?

The good voices are not free. At least, I don't know of any good free voices. If you search the forum, there have been discussions previously regarding people's preferences, which may be of use.

I take it you're not happy with the TTSMS version of Hazel?

The TTSMS voices are your best free option, to my knowledge.

Okay, so I managed to get Hazel back! Here's how I did it.

In the Cortana search box type, "Settings"
Select, "Connected Device Settings"
Click the back arrow when the Settings window appears
Select, "Time & Language"
Select, "Region & Language"
Select the "+" where it says "Add a language"
Add "English (United Kingdom)" Language Pack
Then Select that language pack once it shows it is added
Now download it
Open up Voxcommando and enter the TTS plugin
If Hazel is already downloaded, it should appear in the TTS plugin