Windows 10: Change Accessibility Tool to Launch in Windows 8 and 10

How to: Change Accessibility Tool to Launch in Windows 8 and 10

How to Change Accessibility Tool to Launch in Windows 8 and Windows 10


Information When you press the Windows *Start button and Volume up button together on your tablet in Windows 8 or Windows 10, you can start an accessibility tool.

Narrator is the default accessibility tool that will be launched.

[table][tr][td]Accessibility Tool[/td] [td]Description[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Magnifier[/td] [td]Magnifier is a tool that enlarges part—or all—of your screen so you can see words and images better.[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Narrator[/td] [td]Narrator describes Windows and apps and enables you to interact with them without viewing a screen.[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]On-Screen Keyboard[/td] [td]Instead of relying on a physical keyboard to type and enter data, you can also use the On-Screen Keyboard.[/td] [/tr] [/table]

This tutorial will show you how to change which accessibility tool you would like to be launched when pressing the Windows and Volume up buttons for your account in Windows 8 and Windows 10.


Note If you like, you can also set to launch the selected accessibility tool from the sign-in screen.

*Arrow How Change Assistive Technology Sign-in Settings in Windows 8 and Windows 10

CONTENTS:

• Option One: Change Accessibility Tool to Launch in Ease of Access Center
• Option Two: Change Accessibility Tool to Launch using a REG file

OPTION ONE [/i] Change Accessibility Tool to Launch in Ease of Access Center
1. Open the Control Panel (icons viewer), and click/tap on the Ease of Access Center icon.

2. Click/tap on the Make touch and tablets easier to use link. (see screenshot below)



3. Select None, Magnifier, Narrator, or On-Screen Keyboard in the drop menu for what you want, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)








OPTION TWO [/i] Change Accessibility Tool to Launch using a REG file


Note The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORD and string values in the registry key below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility\SlateLaunch

LaunchAT DWORD

0 = Disable (None)
1 = Enable

ATapp string value

(blank) = None
magnifierpane = Magnifier
narrator = Narrator
osk = On-Screen Keyboard

1. Do step 2 (None), step 3 (Magnifier), step 4 (Narrator), or step 5 (On-Screen Keyboard) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Select "None" for Accessibility Tool to Launch
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.

Accessibility_tool-None.reg

Download

3. To Select "Magnifier" for Accessibility Tool to Launch
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.

Accessibility_tool-Magnifier.reg

Download

4. To Select "Narrator" for Accessibility Tool to Launch
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.

Accessibility_tool-Narrator.reg

Download

5. To Select "On-Screen Keyboard" for Accessibility Tool to Launch
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.

Accessibility_tool-On-Screen_Keyboard.reg

Download
6. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

7. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

8. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

9. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


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Hello mate, *Smile

Did you use the .reg file from step 5 in Option 2?

It still works for me without having to do anything else other than merge the .reg file.