随着一些新的笔记本电脑和Windows计算机的 客户现在开始预装Amazon Alexa 。这些笔记本电脑和电脑主要由惠普、联想^(Lenovo)和宏碁等^(Acer)OEM^(OEMs)制造和销售。但归根结底，它可以安装在任何计算机上，因为它是一个Win32应用程序。但作为第三方Win32应用程序，它有一些自己的缺点，但我们稍后会讨论。首先^(First)，让我们看看如何下载和安装它。

更新^(UPDATE)：现在可以从Microsoft Store下载Amazon Alexa应用程序。

^(Download)在 PC 上下载并安装Amazon Alexa

首先^(First)，从 dropbox.com 下载Amazon Alexa Win32应用程序的1.2.9.115 版本^{(dropbox.com)}（文件^(File)已被删除）。请^(Please)注意，这不是来自亚马逊^(Amazon)的官方下载链接。

使用您的防病毒软件扫描下载的文件。然后，运行ZIP存档中的文件并接受用户帐户控制提示^{(User Account Control Prompt)}。按照提示安装适用于 Windows PC 的Amazon Alexa^{(Windows PCs)}应用程序^{(Amazon Alexa App)}。

当您第一次运行Alexa时，它会提示您使用您的亚马逊^(Amazon)帐户登录。这样做并在您的 Windows PC 上享受Alexa 。

如果您已将计算机的区域设置为美国^(United) 以外^(States)的任何地方，则必须将其更改为美国^(United) 才能使其正常工作。^(States)

此外，如果您希望在登录Windows 帐户^{(Windows Account)}后立即启动 Alexa ，请转到Alexa设置^{(Alexa Settings)}并启用 登录此计算机时启动应用程序。^{(Launch app on sign into this computer.)}

要让Alexa正常工作，您需要在计算机上安装Microsoft Visual C++ 2015如果没有安装，安装程序会自动安装，你不必担心。

这还将安装Amazon Shopping ^{(Shopping Assitant)}Assitant^{(Version 1.0.200243.0)}的1.0.200243.0版本。

在Windows 10上设置Amazon Alexa

如果您希望始终在Windows 10任务栏中看到^{(Windows 10)}Alexa应用程序，则需要将其启用为将出现在任务栏上的图标。

为此，请打开设置应用程序^{(Settings App)}并导航到以下路径：个性化> Taskbar > Select栏上显示的图标。

然后您将看到一个程序列表，其图标可以在任务栏上可见。在列表中，启用Alexa 。

现在，它将始终在任务栏中的系统图标托盘中可见。

什么会起作用，什么不会

除非您的计算机正式支持Amazon Alexa，否则您不太可能安装Alexa的自定义固件。这意味着， Alexa 即 Alexa 的免提 唤醒词 ^{(wake word )}根本不起作用。这意味着为了触发Alexa，您需要手动按下Alexa用户界面^{(User Interface)}中的蓝色按钮。

除了这个限制之外，其他一切都有望无缝工作。以下是您可以使用Amazon Alexa执行的一些操作。

您可以创建自己的自定义待办事项列表。除此之外，您还可以与她进行巧妙的对话，例如开个玩笑，询问她的父亲是谁。您可以请她播放非常著名的广播公司的简报。如果您关心，她还可以做一些小任务，例如设置计时器、为您提供天气更新，甚至控制您的智能家居配件，如灯、恒温器和您的Amazon Echo扬声器。

除了使用Cortana之外，Alexa只能帮助客户在Amazon上购物、使用Amazon Alexa Skills并在^{(Amazon Alexa Skills)}Amazon Music上播放一些音乐。除此之外，我们发现Cortana非常擅长她的工作。这也是因为她在作为第一方应用程序的 Windows 10 上进行了更深入的集成，这与亚马逊^(Amazon)的Alexa是第三方Win32应用程序不同。

我们仍然不确定旧版本的 Alexa 是否会自动下载较新的更新，或者必须再次手动下载。请密切关注本文，因为我们将在不久的将来在不受支持的设备上了解有关 Alexa 的更多信息。^{(We are still unsure if the older version of Alexa will download the newer update automatically or it has to be sideloaded again manually. Keep an eye on this article as we will be learning more about Alexa on unsupported devices in the near future.)}

Download & install Amazon's Alexa app on any Windows PC.

With some new laptops and computers that come with Windows customers are now starting to get Amazon Alexa pre-installed. These laptops and computers are manufactured and sold mainly by OEMs like HP, Lenovo, and Acer. But at the end of the day, it can be installed on any computer due to the fact that it is a Win32 app. But being a third party Win32 apps, it has some of its own cons but we will discuss that later. First, let us check out how to download and install it.

UPDATE: Amazon Alexa app is now available for download from Microsoft Store.

Download & install Amazon Alexa on PC

First of all, download version 1.2.9.115 of the Amazon Alexa Win32 app from dropbox.com (File has been removed). Please note that this is not the official download link from Amazon.

Get the downloaded file scanned with your antivirus software. Then, run the file inside the ZIP archive and accept the User Account Control Prompt. Follow the prompts and install the Amazon Alexa App for Windows PCs.

When you run Alexa for the first time, it will prompt you to sign in with your Amazon account. Do it and enjoy Alexa on your Windows PC.

If you have set your computer’s region to anywhere outside of the United States, you will have to change it to the United States in order to get it working.

Additionally, if you wish to get Alexa launched as soon as you sign in to your Windows Account, go to Alexa Settings and enable Launch app on sign into this computer.

To get Alexa working, you need Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 installed on your computer. If it is not installed, the setup will install it automatically, you need not worry about that.

This will also install the Version 1.0.200243.0 of the Shopping Assitant by Amazon.

Setting Up Amazon Alexa on Windows 10

If you wish to get to see the Alexa app all the time in the Windows 10 taskbar, you will need to enable it as an icon that will appear on the taskbar.

To do this, open the Settings App and navigate to the following path: Personalization > Taskbar > Select which icons appear on the taskbar.

Then you will see a list of programs whose icons can be visible on the taskbar. In the list, enable Alexa.

Now, it will always be visible in the system icon tray in the taskbar.

What will work and what won’t

Until and unless your computer is officially supported for Amazon Alexa, you are very less likely to have the custom firmware for Alexa installed. This means, that the hands-free wake word for Alexa i.e. Alexa will not work at all. What this means is in order to trigger Alexa, you will need to press the blue button in the Alexa’s User Interface manually.

Other than this limitation, everything else is expected to work seamlessly. Here are some of the things that you can do with Amazon Alexa.

You can create your own custom to-do list. Along with that, you can have smart conversations with her like asking for a joke, asking who her father is. You can ask her to play briefing from very famous broadcasters. If you care, she can also do little tasks like setting up a timer, give you weather updates or even control your smart home accessories like lights, thermostats and your Amazon Echo speaker.

In addition to using Cortana, Alexa can only be helpful for a customer to shop on Amazon, using Amazon Alexa Skills and playing some music on Amazon Music. Other than that, we find Cortana very well at her job. This is also due to the fact that she is integrated more deeply on Windows 10 being the first party application, unlike Amazon’s Alexa which is a third party Win32 app.

We are still unsure if the older version of Alexa will download the newer update automatically or it has to be sideloaded again manually. Keep an eye on this article as we will be learning more about Alexa on unsupported devices in the near future.

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