Questions tagged [ease-of-access]
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How do I turn OFF Windows Narrator?
As a software developer I want to test my app under a variety of settings, so I played around with the Ease of Access settings on my Surface RT. Now I have the Narrator on and I cannot figure out how to turn it off again. It's making me crazy,…
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How do I disable narrator forever?
I hate narrator. I realize it can be helpful for people that can't see well but I don't have that problem. I keep accidentally pressing whatever keys open it (I still haven't found out what it is) and losing focus on whatever program I had open. Is…
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Narrator Keeps turning on on login screen
Recently, I have found that every time I restart or lock my computer, Narrator turns on when the login screen shows up.
Using Caps+Esc or going to the "Ease of Access" Menu -> "Narrator" and choosing "Exit" both work to turn off Narrator. However,…
Moshe Katz
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Can I *actually* lock my computer, so that the only thing I can do is type my password?
I make frequent use of Win+L, which will lock my computer and prompt me to enter my password to unlock it. This is to prevent other (mischevious) people from doing anything while I am away.
However, it is still possible to mess with the computer in…
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Set Windows 10 volume box (notification) timer
The timer for Windows 10 notification box for the volume level (figure above) is set to 5 seconds by default. Its duration can be modified in Settings > Ease of Access > Display by changing the value of Show notification for, but the minumum is 5…
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Sticky Keys is functional but the beep-sound turns off and on so I don't know when it's on?
I always have Sticky Keys on but when when the right-side Ctrl key kept working on and off I decided to restart the computer. Now, I have to keep checking whether Sticky Keys is on because a few minutes after I turn on Sticky Keys the beep-sound…
verve
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Unable to turn off 'Mouse Keys enabled on sign-in' setting in Windows Ease of Access
In Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Ease of Access Center\Change sign-in settings, the After Sign-in setting for Mouse Keys will not persist when I try to uncheck it. I can go to that page, uncheck the box, and hit apply/Ok, then immediately…
Cass
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How to permanently disable filter keys in Windows 8?
Is it possible to permanently disable the Filter Keys: Ignore Brief or Repeated Keystrokes Ease of Access setting in Windows 8?
It seems to be reactivating itself. I'll notice that repeated letters stop registering while typing a document, and it's…
anschauung
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Force Windows 10 into mono and disable a speaker
My cruddy MSI notebook blew its right speaker after 3 months (it makes a horrible distorted noise on anything above the minimum setting).
The only way I can work is put the right speaker to zero on the balance setting in "Speaker properties". But…
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Alt gr + number changes voice type and does not give me key
When I type alt gr + a number it says on the screen for example "Voice type: Robotic Voice" and it does not give me the key I want. How do I disable this so I can type curly brackets and stuff again. Thanks.
mincoder
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Why can't I disable ease of access tools in Windows 7?
A colleague of mine enabled the Magnifier, and Narrator tool as a small practical joke. Now it's been six months, and every time I restart my computer, or log off and on again, the tools are reactivated.
There is a button for the ease of access…
jumps4fun
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Accessibility tools return the error “A referral was returned by the server”
Whenever I try to run the onscreen keyboard (or any other of Windows’ “ease-of-access” utilities), I get the error message A referral was returned by the server, then Windows asks me if I want to delete the (supposedly) broken shortcut.
They used to…
Synetech
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How to add Programs in "Ease of access "?
It was possible to add programs using Registry there in Windows XP. But for security reasons It's not possible to add from Registry to Ease of access.So, Is there any methods to add programs in Ease of access Windows 7?
Amirreza Nasiri
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Open the ease of use cursor and pointer settings in Windows 10 with run box?
I've been looking around to see if there's any way to open the ease of access>Cursor & pointer settings in a batch file or via the run box using start ms-settings:easeofaccess-mouse for example will take me to the mouse setting and documented others…
Ste
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How do I make it so an account's User Account Control dialog appears without a password prompt?
On my primary account (the original one with which I installed Windows), when a User Account Control dialog appears, I have simply "Yes" and "No" buttons. However, when my partner (to whom I have given a separate Administrator account) sees one on…
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