Startup Options

You can simply double click the desktop shortcut created by the installer or the utterlyvoice executable file in the application folder to start Utterly Voice. This page provides other, more convenient options for starting the application. Options for running Utterly Voice as administrator are also described, which you may prefer, depending on how you use the application.

Taskbar Shortcut

The easiest way to start Utterly Voice is to pin the application to the taskbar:

1. Start the application.
2. Right click the Utterly Voice application icon on the taskbar.
3. Select Pin to taskbar.

You can now click the taskbar shortcut to start the application.

If you upgrade the Utterly Voice version later, you need to unpin the taskbar shortcut and create a new one for the new version.

Desktop Shortcut

If you did not allow the Utterly Voice installer to create a desktop shortcut, you can easily create one:

1. Minimize windows so you can see the desktop.
2. Right click on an empty space on the desktop.
3. Select New, then Shortcut, then Browse.
4. Navigate to the utterlyvoice executable file, then click OK.
5. Click Next.
6. Provide a name for the shortcut: "Utterly Voice N.NN", where "N.NN" is the Utterly Voice version you are using.
7. Click Finish.

Once the desktop shortcut is created, you can double click the shortcut to start the application.

If you upgrade the Utterly Voice version later, you need to delete the shortcut and create a new one for the new version.

Run as Administrator

Certain applications and some Windows settings interfaces run as administrator. If Utterly Voice is not running as administrator, it does not have permission to control input for those administrator applications. This is due to the Windows User Interface Privilege Isolation. If you need to use Utterly Voice for applications that run as administrator, you must also run Utterly Voice as administrator.

One simple way to run an application as administrator, is to update the properties of a shortcut to run as administrator:

1. Create a desktop shortcut as described above, and name the shortcut "Utterly Voice N.NN Admin", where "N.NN" is the Utterly Voice version you are using.
2. Right click the shortcut, then select Properties.
3. Click Advanced, then Run as administrator, then OK.
4. Click OK on the properties dialog.

You can now double click the shortcut, and Utterly Voice will run as administrator.

Note that this method will open a Windows dialog each time you start the application that confirms you want to run the application with elevated permissions. If you want to avoid this dialog, see the Run as Administrator at Windows Logon section below.

If you upgrade the Utterly Voice version later, you need to delete the shortcut and create a new one for the new version.

Run at Windows Startup

To automatically start Utterly Voice (not as administrator) when Windows starts:

1. Consider updating the microphoneInitiallyOn general setting to false, so the application does not start with the microphone on.
2. Use the "open startup folder" command in the "windows" mode to open the Windows startup folder. Alternatively, you can press Win-r on your keyboard, type "shell:startup", then press enter to open the startup folder.
3. Right click on an empty space in the folder.
4. Select New, then Shortcut, then Browse.
5. Navigate to the utterlyvoice executable file, then click OK.
6. Click Next.
7. Provide a name for the shortcut: "Utterly Voice N.NN", where "N.NN" is the Utterly Voice version you are using.
8. Click Finish.

The next time you restart your computer, Utterly Voice will start automatically.

Run as Administrator at Windows Logon

You can use the Windows Task Scheduler to configure Utterly Voice to start up as administrator each time you log in to your computer. This approach avoids the Windows pop up warning when running as administrator. Follow these steps:

1. Consider updating the microphoneInitiallyOn general setting to false, so the application does not start with the microphone on.
2. Use the "open task scheduler" command in the "windows" mode to open the Windows Task Scheduler. Alternatively, you can press Win-r on your keyboard, type "taskschd.msc", then press enter to open the Task Scheduler.
3. Click Create Task....
4. For the General tab:
   1. Provide a name for the task: "Utterly Voice Admin".
   2. Check the Run with highest privileges option.
   3. For Configure for, select "Windows 10", even if you are using Windows 11.
5. For the Triggers tab:
   1. Click New.
   2. For Begin the task, select At log on.
   3. If there are multiple users of your computer, you can select specific users that the application will start for.
   4. Click OK.
6. For the Actions tab:
   1. Click New.
   2. For Action, select Start a program.
   3. Click Browse and navigate to the Utterly Voice executable file. Alternatively, you can use the "insert utterly folder" command in the "windows" mode to type the application folder, then you can append "\utterlyvoice.exe".
   4. For Start in, specify the Utterly Voice application folder that contains the executable file. This step is important to ensure that the correct settings files are read and the correct log file is written to. You can use the "insert utterly folder" command in the "windows" mode to type this folder.
   5. Click OK.
7. For the Conditions tab:
   1. Deselect Start the task only if the computer is on AC power.
8. For the Settings tab:
   1. Deselect Stop the task if it runs longer than.
9. Click OK.

The next time you restart your computer and log on, Utterly Voice will start automatically as administrator.

If you upgrade the Utterly Voice version later, you need to update this task to use the latest Utterly Voice version:

1. Consider updating the microphoneInitiallyOn general setting to false for your new settings files, so the application does not start with the microphone on.
2. Use the "open task scheduler" command in the "windows" mode to open the Windows Task Scheduler. Alternatively, you can press Win-r on your keyboard, type "taskschd.msc", then press enter to open the Task Scheduler.
3. Find the "Utterly Voice..." task in the list, then click it.
4. Click Properties under the Selected Item section on the right side of the window.
5. For the Actions tab:
   1. Select the only action, then click Edit.
   2. Update the Program/script field to be the path to the new Utterly Voice version executable.
   3. Update the Start in field to be the path to the new Utterly Voice Version application folder that contains the executable file. This step is important to ensure that the correct settings files are read and the correct log file is written to.
   4. Click OK.
6. Click OK.