Best Ways to Install Google Assistant for Windows PC in 2023

Best Ways to Install Google Assistant for Windows in 2023 - Google Assistant is a virtual assistant by Google for Android mobiles and smartphones. There are a lot of AI Assistants such as Alexa by Amazon, Siri by Apple, Cortana by Microsoft, but Google Assistant is the best and free app on mobiles. The Google Assistant does not work for Windows PC.

Why Installing Google Assistant for Windows PC in 2023

You can start using Google Assistant on your Android phones and iPhones. You can download the Google Assistant App on the App Store. You can also download the Google Assistant App on the Google Play Store.

You can let your voice open the Google Assistant on your Android mobile by taping or holding the home button or saying "Ok Google" or "Hey Google". Then, you can tap the explore in the bottom right. Then, you can touch your profile picture in the top right. Next, you can select your phone in the Assistant devices. Now, you can turn the Google Assistant on or off. You can train the Google Assistant to identify your voice. You can allow "Ok Google" or "Hey Google" opens your mobile phone when the Google Assistant identifies your voice.

You can ask questions to Google Assistant anywhere, anytime. You can do tasks on Google Assistant. It's your personal assistant always ready to help. You can find answers and complete tasks on-the-go with the help of your Google Assistant.

With the Google Assistant App, you can

● Make phone calls ("Call mom")

● Send text messages ("Text my friend")

● Email your boss ("Here is the report")

● Set Reminders ("Remind me to stop by the store")

● Set Calendar events ("Set a calendar event for dinner on Saturday 8 pm")

● Play music ("Play jazz music on YouTube")

● Navigate places ("Give me directions to Lake View")

● Weather information ("Do I need an umbrella today?")

In this article, you will go through the methods to install and execute Google Assistant for your Windows PC. Let's investigate the methods below so you can start using Google Assistant for your computer.

Requirements to Install Google Assistant for Windows PC in 2023

Before doing the setup of Google Assistant for your Windows system ensure if you have installed Python 3 on your PC or not.

Installing Python 3 for Windows

To install Python 3 on Windows system you can follow the steps below.

1. Download Python 3 or above from the website https://www.python.org/downloads/
2. After downloading is complete, execute the Python Setup .exe file
3. You can include Python 3.7 to the PATH
4. Then, customize the installation
5. Clicking the Next button in the optional features
6. On the Advanced Options screen ensure to include python in environment variables.
7. Clicking the Install button then wait for Setup to complete.
8. Restart your PC to save the changes
9. In the command prompt, enter the command python
10. If the command prompt CMD returns the current version of Python then you have successfully installed python on your system.

Best Methods to Install Google Assistant for Windows in 2023

You have set up Python on your Windows system, now you can set up Google Assistant for the Windows system easily. To set up Google Assistant you can follow the steps below.

Configuration of Google Assistant API

In this step, you will configure the Google Assistant API that makes you install Google Assistant for your Windows system. To configure the Google Assistant API, you can follow the steps below.

1. First, open the Google Cloud Console website.
2. Then, you can click on the Create Project button.
3. Next, you can enter the name of your project and click on the Create button.
4. You can wait until you create your project.
5. After creating your project, you can click the notifications icon on the top menu and selecting your project.
6. In the Project, click the APIs and Services and select the library.
7. In the library, enter Google Assistant to search in the console.
8. Go to the Google Assistant API in the search results by selecting the Google Assistant API and clicking on the Enable button.
9. Then, you can choose the Credentials by selecting the Credentials option from the left-side menu and clicking on the Create Credential button.
10. Now, you can create the credentials by choosing answers to the questions to include credentials in your project about the API calling and data accessing.
11. After creating Credentials, you can click the "What credentials I need" button?
12. In the Setup OAuth screen, you can select a setup consent screen.
13. Convert to the internal in Application type, enter the application name in the field then save it.
14. Create Credentials in the Credentials APIs then you can choose your own.
15. Enter the Client ID name in creating the OAuth Client and clicking the OAuth "Client ID" button
16. Select your Email address and enter Product Name shown to users.
17. Click the Continue button to complete creating the credentials.
18. Then, clicking the Done option
19. Open all the "Activity controls" here.
20. Ensure to toggle on the activity controls and go to your credentials.
21. Now, you can download the credentials by clicking the download option.
22.  Save your credentials on the PC in the file.

After configuring the Google Assistant API, you can start installing Google Assistant for Windows system.

Installation of Google Assistant for Windows

In this step, you will install the Google Assistant for Windows so you can start working with Google Assistant on the Windows system. To install Google Assistant for Windows you can follow the steps below.

• Execute the command prompt CMD as an administrator.
• Now, you can enter the command on the command prompt CMD

py -m pip install google-assistant-sdk[samples]

• Then, you can enter the command on the command prompt CMD

Pip install -upgrade google-auth-oauthlib[tool]

The command will download the dependencies required to run the Google Cloud Project.

• Next, you can enter the command on the command prompt CMD.

google-oauthlib-tool -client-secrets clientfile.json --scope -save -headless

• Wait until the command completes the processing
• In the above command, you can change the pathname to the downloaded JSON file with your actual JSON file pathname.
• After the command completed the processing, your command prompt will return a URL on CMD.
• Enter the URL in your browser.
• You can select the Google Account or the Google Account used to configure the Google Assistant API.
• Choose Allow to give the application access to the Google Assistant.
• Get your Client's authentication code.
• Note your Client's authentication code and write it into your command prompt and enter
• The command prompt will return your saved credentials in the CMD.

After installing the Google Assistant, you can start testing Google Assistant for your Windows system.

Checking Google Assistant

In this step, you will test Google Assistant for Windows so you can start recording voice on your Windows system. To test Google Assistant for Windows, you can follow the steps below.

• Turn on your system speakers.
• Execute the command prompt and enter the command in CMD.

Pip install -upgrade google-assistant-sdk[samples]

• Now, you can test if Google Assistant can work on your system and enter the command

Python -m googlesamples-assistant-audiotest

--record-time 10

• If you have successfully completed the audio test then you can advance to the next step.
• Then, you can enter the command in CMD

Python -m googlesamples-assistant

• The command prompt will return "Enter to send a new request" in CMD
• Press the enter button to complete testing

After testing Google Assistant, you have successfully installed the Google Assistant for Windows PC.

Registration of Device to start Google Assistant

In this step, you will register your device to start using Google Assistant for Windows PC. To register the device you can follow the steps below.

• Execute the command prompt and enter into the directory in which you have completed downloading the Client file.
• Enter the command into the command prompt CMD

googlesamples-assistant-devicetool register-model

--manufacturer "Assistant SDK developer"

--product-name "Assistant SDK light"

--type LIGHT

--model Name_Anything

• Then, you can enter the command in the CMD command prompt.

googlesamples-assistant-pushtotalk

--project-id #Value#

--device-model-id Name_Anything

• Ensure to convert the Name Anything with the actual name and #Value# with your project id.
• To start using Google Assistant, enter the command into the CMD command prompt.

googlesamples-assistant-pushtotalk

• Wait until the command prompt returns "Enter to send a new request".
• Press the Enter button to start talking to the Google Assistant

After registering your device, you can start using Google Assistant for the Windows system.

Conclusion of How to Install Google Assistant for Windows in 2023

In this article, after going through all the steps, you have successfully installed Google Assistant on your Windows System. Before you start installing Google Assistant on your PC, you have to download and set up Python on your Windows PC. The first step is configuring the Google Assistant API in the Google Cloud Platform Console. The second step is installing the Google Assistant on Windows PC by using python commands in the command prompt. The third step is testing the Google Assistant by audio recording in the command prompt using a microphone. The fourth step is registering your device to start using Google Assistant on your Windows PC.