Error message - TTS stopped working

Hi all, I tried all the recommended tips for “When Problems Occur.” I’m using the latest version of Anki, and I get this error message whenever I try to use the TTS features.

I think the only thing that changed is that I did a Windows Update in place, because I was having some issues after I changed my username in Windows. Everything else is fine for Windows, just Anki won’t work. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the Anki software too.

Any advice?

Thanks,
Merowig

Error
An error occurred. Please use Tools > Check Database to see if that fixes the problem.
If problems persist, please report the problem on our support site. Please copy and paste the information below into your report.
Anki 2.1.38 (355e4cd5) Python 3.8.6 Qt 5.14.2 PyQt 5.14.2
Platform: Windows 10
Flags: frz=True ao=False sv=1
Add-ons, last update check: 2021-02-01 08:20:11

Caught exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “aqt\taskman.py”, line 87, in _on_closures_pending
File “aqt\taskman.py”, line 59, in
File “aqt\sound.py”, line 279, in
File “aqt\tts.py”, line 565, in _on_done
File “concurrent\futures_base.py”, line 432, in result
File “concurrent\futures_base.py”, line 388, in __get_result
File “concurrent\futures\thread.py”, line 57, in run
File “aqt\sound.py”, line 279, in
File “aqt\tts.py”, line 562, in _play
File “asyncio\runners.py”, line 44, in run
File “asyncio\base_events.py”, line 616, in run_until_complete
File “aqt\tts.py”, line 589, in speakText
RuntimeError

Does restarting your computer help at all? If not, what about choosing a difference voice?

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Ahh, I see what happened. The language pack I was using was uninstalled. So I just had to reinstall it. Thank you very much for your help!