How to Install Whisper-small.en for Use With Dell Pro AI Studio on Qualcomm Platforms

Summary: This article covers the process to install Whisper-small.en on Qualcomm for usage with Dell Pro AI Studio on a single device.

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Instructions

Affected Products:

  • Dell Pro AI Studio

The steps below assume that you have already downloaded and extracted the needed prerequisites and installers. Before continuing, ensure that you have gathered the following:

  • .NET Desktop Runtime ARM64 8.0.15 or higher
  • ASP.NET Core Runtime ARM64 8.0.15 or higher
  • C++ Redistributable ARM64 14.42.34438.0 or higher
  • Dell Core Services
  • Dell AI Framework
  • Whisper-small.en
Note: Confirm that your Dell computer is in the Supported platforms section of the Dell Pro AI Studio Deployment Guide For MECM or Dell Pro AI Studio Intune Guide at Support for Dell Pro AI Studio Manuals & Documents.
  1. Right-click the Windows start menu and select Terminal (Admin).
    Terminal (Admin)
    Note: Click Yes if prompted by User Account Control.
  2. Change the directory in Terminal to where you extracted your files into. For example, type cd C:\DPAIS\ARM64 and press Enter.
    Change directory command
  3. In Terminal, type .\windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-arm64.exe /install /quiet /norestart and press Enter.
    Windowsdesktop-runtime command
  4. In Terminal, type .\aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.15-win-arm64.exe /install /quiet /norestart and press Enter.
    Aspnetcore-runtime command
  5. In Terminal, type .\VC_redist.arm64.exe /install /quiet /norestart and press Enter.
    VC-redist.arm command
  6. In Terminal, type .\Dell.Core.Services.Installer_Arm64.msi /qn /norestart and press Enter.
    Dell.Core.Services.Installer command
  7. In Terminal, type .\Dell.AI.Framework.arm64.msi /qn /norestart and press Enter.
    Dell.AI.Framework command
  8. In Terminal, type .\Dell.Model.Whisper-small.en.NPU.ORT-QNN.arm64.msi /qn /norestart and press Enter.
    Dell.Model.Whisper-small command
    Note: The Dell.Model.Whisper-small.en.NPU.ORT-QNN.arm64.msi file expects the Whisper-small.en.zip file to be in the same directory or else the installation fails.
  9. Reboot your computer to finish the installation process.

Affected Products

Dell Pro AI Studio
Article Properties
Article Number: 000321680
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 24 Oct 2025
Version:  2
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