The workaround is a customized clone for Windows 10 created by developer Melvin Abraham and available via GitHub. There is a little bit of a setup process to get it working properly, but we’ll walk you through the entire process in this guide.
Google Assistant for Windows 10 Features
Google Assistant for Windows 10 Features
This unofficial Windows 10 version of Google Assistant supports most of the same commands that the official version of Google Assistant does. This includes checking the weather and news, adding items to your to-do list, and controlling Google Home smart home devices. However, there are some features it doesn’t support such as initiating commands with “OK Google” or the Continued Conversation feature.
How to Prepare Your Computer for Google Assistant
How to Prepare Your Computer for Google Assistant
Since the Google Assistant app for Windows 10 is written in Python, you’ll need to download and install the latest version of Python to your PC for it to work.
How to Set Up Google Account Authentication
How to Set Up Google Account Authentication
Open a web browser and navigate to Google Cloud. Select Console at the upper right next to your profile image. Note: This process has a lot of steps, but if you just take it a step at a time and follow the instructions this should only take 10 to 15 minutes.
Set Up Google Actions
Set Up Google Actions
The next step is to use the Google Actions service to enable Google Assistant action triggers, and retrieve the Oauth file that the Google Assistant for Windows 10 application is going to need.
Install Google Assistant for Windows 10
Install Google Assistant for Windows 10
To install the app, you’ll need to download the files from the GitHub page and run the Python app.
