I am sure I had fixed this once already, must have forgotten to copy over the code. Make Windows not rely on the DoomTTS.ps1 script.

Toby Doom Launcher.py

@@ -1659,20 +1659,37 @@ class DoomLauncher(QMainWindow):
         try:
             if platform.system() == "Windows":
                 configFile = Path.cwd() / 'TobyConfig.ini'
-                # For Windows, pipe directly to PowerShell running DoomTTS.ps1
+                # For Windows, use unbuffered stdout for accessible_output2
                 cmdLine = [gzdoomPath, "-stdout", "-config", str(configFile), 
                         "-iwad", iwadPath, "-file"] + gameFiles
                 if gameFlags:
                     cmdLine.extend(gameFlags)
                 
-                fullCmd = " ".join(cmdLine) + " | powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File DoomTTS.ps1"
+                # Use CREATE_NO_WINDOW flag to prevent console window
+                startupinfo = subprocess.STARTUPINFO()
+                startupinfo.dwFlags |= subprocess.STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW
+                startupinfo.wShowWindow = subprocess.SW_HIDE
+                
                 process = subprocess.Popen(
-                    fullCmd,
+                    cmdLine,
                     cwd=str(self.gamePath),
-                    shell=True
+                    stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                    stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+                    bufsize=1,
+                    text=True,
+                    env=dict(os.environ, PYTHONUNBUFFERED="1"),
+                    startupinfo=startupinfo
                 )
                 
-                # Monitor thread only for Windows
+                # Start speech processing thread for Windows
+                speechThread = threading.Thread(
+                    target=self.speechHandler.speak_thread,
+                    args=(process,),
+                    daemon=True
+                )
+                speechThread.start()
+                
+                # Monitor thread
                 monitorThread = threading.Thread(
                     target=self.monitor_game_process,
                     args=(process,),