The MRCP server is by default configured to run as a service/daemon on the installation machine. To run the MRCP server as a standalone console application.
For Windows:
Go to Start Menu | Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Services
Look for “MRCP Service”
Stop the service and set Startup type to “manual”
Open the command line prompt
Go to the installation folder
Type mrcp_server /t
For Linux:
In a console window, step into the "bin" directory inside the installation directory of the MRCP Server
Type mrcp_server /t
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