Fact · Dictation software
A user wrote in a 2017 Microsoft Q&A post that the Failed to Launch UI Automation Server message began after a Windows 10 update, with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“After the latest Windows 10 update, I started getting the message”
Failed to launch UI Automation Server - Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 & Windows 10, Microsoft Q&A, 2017, Question post, 14 December 2017.
Open the original- What it measures
- The post is the question that starts the thread. It names Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12, a version from 2012.
- What it does not show
- A single user's account, not a Nuance statement. The post does not say what in the update caused the error.