[Microsoft AI Feature] Live Captions - Introduction

Live Captions in Windows 11 24H2:  currently supports translation of 44 languages ​​into English (United States) and 27 languages ​​into Simplified Chinese, and supports real-time microphones recognition and translation. (Currently, except for English and Simplified Chinese, other languages, such as Traditional Chinese, do not support translation from other languages ​​to Traditional Chinese. Only Traditional Chinese speech is supported to generate Traditional Chinese subtitles)

※ If your laptop uses an AMD or Intel platform AI CPU, only translation of 44 languages ​​​​into English (United States) is supported.

Live Captions is a Microsoft App. For details, please refer to: Use live captions to better understand audio - Microsoft Support

 

Minimum System Requirements

Live Captions supports all Copilot+ laptops. ‌

If your laptop is not a Copilot+ model‌, please refer to the following information to check if your device supports the Live Captions feature.

Supported processors‌ and ‌an NPU with a minimum of 40 TOPS‌ are required: AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 series, Intel® Core™ Ultra 200V series, Snapdragon® X, Snapdragon® X Plus, Snapdragon® X Elite

If you're unsure about your laptop's NPU performance, visit the ASUS official website, search for your laptop model in the top-right corner, Click [Tech Specs] -> [Processor], and check if the NPU’s TOPS meets Live Captions’s requirement (≥40 TOPS). (Take S5507QA as an example)

 

Operating System Requirement    

Please update your Windows system to the latest version (OS Build 26100.3624 above).

 

How to open and use Live Captions?    

Left-click ①[Windows Toolbar], click ②[Live Captions] to open. Live Captions will automatically detect the audio from your computer and display it on the screen as ③[Subtitles]. You can change the language of the subtitles by left-clicking ④[Settings].

 

Using Live Caption for the first time

(1) Please click ①[Yes, Continue] to continue using Live Caption.

(2) Downloading Language files.

(3) Please click ②[Continue] to continue using Live Caption.

(4) Live Caption is ready to use.

 

Q&A

(1) My laptop meets the minimum requirements and has updated Windows to the latest version, so why can't I find Live Captions?

Live Captions requires the use of NPU. Please follow the steps below to check whether the NPU driver meets the minimum requirements.   
Right-click the Windows icon in the lower left corner of the Windows desktop, then click [Device Manager]. Find and expand [Nerual processors] in Device Manager. Quickly click [NPU Compute Accelerator Device] twice with the left mouse button. Click [Details] in the new window to query the current NPU driver version.

  • AMD NPU minimum driver version: 32.0.203.240
  • Intel NPU minimum driver version: 32.0.100.3717

If your laptop's NPU driver does not reach the minimum version, you can update it manually. 

Please go to the ASUS official website, find your laptop in the search box in the upper right corner, and then find and install the driver in [Support] -> [Diver & Tools] -> [Chipset].

  • For AMD platform Laptops, please select [AMD Graphics Driver] to download and install.
  • For Intel platform Laptops, please select [Intel NPU Driver] to download and install.

 

The above information comes from Microsoft's official website. If you have any questions, please contact Microsoft for further information.

If you would like to learn more about Copilot+ PC, please visit the [Frequently asked questions] & [Copilot+ PC and Windows AI features] sections at the following link: Shop Copilot+ PCs: A New Era of Windows AI PCs and Laptops | Microsoft Windows