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. 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
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.
