diff --git a/qt/aqt/sound.py b/qt/aqt/sound.py
index 1b44adebc..64fdc6304 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/sound.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/sound.py
@@ -917,11 +917,13 @@ def setup_audio(taskman: TaskManager, base_folder: str) -> None:
 
         av_player.players.append(MacTTSPlayer(taskman))
     elif isWin:
-        from aqt.tts import WindowsRTTTSFilePlayer, WindowsTTSPlayer
+        from aqt.tts import WindowsTTSPlayer
 
         av_player.players.append(WindowsTTSPlayer(taskman))
 
         if platform.release() == "10":
+            from aqt.tts import WindowsRTTTSFilePlayer
+
             # If Windows 10, ensure it's October 2018 update or later
             if int(platform.version().split(".")[-1]) >= 17763:
                 av_player.players.append(WindowsRTTTSFilePlayer(taskman))
diff --git a/qt/aqt/tts.py b/qt/aqt/tts.py
index 2536a8d56..467b6ee07 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/tts.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/tts.py
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ if isWin:
         tmppath = os.path.join(tmpdir(), "tts.wav")
 
         def import_voices(self) -> None:
-            import winrt.windows.media.speechsynthesis as speechsynthesis
+            import winrt.windows.media.speechsynthesis as speechsynthesis  # type: ignore
 
             self.voice_list = speechsynthesis.SpeechSynthesizer.get_all_voices()
 
@@ -569,8 +569,8 @@ if isWin:
             cb()
 
         async def speakText(self, tag: TTSTag, voice_id):
-            import winrt.windows.media.speechsynthesis as speechsynthesis
-            import winrt.windows.storage.streams as streams
+            import winrt.windows.media.speechsynthesis as speechsynthesis  # type: ignore
+            import winrt.windows.storage.streams as streams  # type: ignore
 
             synthesizer = speechsynthesis.SpeechSynthesizer()