[fixed] How to enable Claude Voice in VS Code?

I was setting up Claude in Visual Studio as part of the 7-day challenge. I noticed that all the prompts were being read aloud instead of typed, but I didn't know how to use the voice, so... here's the solution:

Make sure you're using VS Code as an administrator.
Add the "Claude Voice" extension (it's the most popular one right now).
You might need to install other things, which is why you need administrator privileges.
Restart VS Code.
You'll see an icon in the bottom right corner (see image).
Ready to talk!

(It's not complicated at all, but I tried it several times and realized I needed to use VS as an administrator.)

It wasn't obvious until it was.

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