Windows 10: Change Narrator Modifier Key in Windows 10

How to: Change Narrator Modifier Key in Windows 10

How to Change Narrator Modifier Key in Windows 10


Narrator is a screen-reading app built into Windows 10.

Narrator lets you use your PC without a display or mouse to complete common tasks if youre blind or have low vision. It reads and interacts with things on the screen, like text and buttons. Use Narrator to read and write email, browse the internet, and work with documents.

Specific commands let you navigate Windows, the web, and apps, as well as get info about the area of the PC you're in. Navigation is available using headings, links, landmarks, and more. You can read text (including punctuation) by page, paragraph, line, word, and character as well as determine characteristics like font and text color. Efficiently review tables with row and column navigation.

Narrator also has a navigation and reading mode called Scan Mode. Use it to get around Windows 10 using just the up and down arrows on your keyboard. You can also use a braille display to navigate your PC and read text.

You can personalize Narrator's voice to adjust the speaking rate, pitch, and volume as well as install some third-party text-to-speech voices.

You can now choose what modifier key you want to use in Narrator commands. Both the Caps Lock and Insert keys serve as your Narrator key by default. You can use either of these keys in any command that uses the Narrator key. The Narrator key is referred to as simply Narrator in commands.

*note If you’re using a Japanese 106 keyboard, Insert and NonConvert are your default Narrator keys.

This tutorial will show you how to change the Narrator modifier key for your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Change Narrator Modifier Key in Settings
• Option Two: Change Narrator Modifier Key using a REG file

OPTION ONE [/i] Change Narrator Keyboard Layout in Settings
1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Ease of Access icon.

*note You can press the Win+Ctrl+N keys to directly open to Narrator settings.

2. Click/tap on Narrator on the left side, and select Caps Lock or Insert (default), Caps Lock, or Insert in the Select Narrator modifier key drop menu for what you want on the right side under the Choose keyboard settings section. (see screenshot below)

*note You will only be able to change the Narrator modifier key if you have selected the Standard keyboard layout.

3. You can now close Settings if you like.










OPTION TWO [/i] Change Narrator Modifier Key using a REG file
*note The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Narrator\NoRoam

NarratorModifiers DWORD

1 = Caps Lock
2 = Insert
3 = Caps Lock or Insert


1. Do step 2 (Caps Lock or Insert), step 3 (Caps Lock), or step 4 (Insert) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Use "Caps Lock or Insert" for Narrator Modifier Key
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Change_Narrator_modifier_key_to_default_Caps-Lock_or_Insert.reg

Download

3. To Use "Caps Lock" for Narrator Modifier Key
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Change_Narrator_modifier_key_to_Caps-Lock.reg

Download

4. To Use "Insert" for Narrator Modifier Key
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Change_Narrator_modifier_key_to_Insert.reg

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

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

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

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

That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Turn On or Off Narrator in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off Lock the Narrator Key in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off and Use Narrator Scan Mode in Windows 10
• How to Change Narrator Keyboard Layout in Windows 10
• How to Enable or Disable Win+Ctrl+Enter Shortcut Key to Turn Narrator On or Off in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off Showing Narrator Keyboard Changes at Narrator Startup in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off Activate Keys on Touch Keyboard when Lift Finger for Narrator in Windows 10

:)

 

How to disable narrator in Windows 10.

This is the easiest way and you do not need to modify the registry:

It is done in 4 steps:

• Press Windows logo key on the keyboard, type Narrator settings and select the top most search result.
• Slide the Start Narrator Automatically option bar to Off status under Hear text and controls on the screen.
• On the same screen slide the Narrator option bar to Off status
• Close the window and check if the changes are effective.

 

How to disable narrator in Windows 10.

This is the easiest way and you do not need to modify the registry:

It is done in 4 steps:

• Press Windows logo key on the keyboard, type Narrator settings and select the top most search result.
• Slide the Start Narrator Automatically option bar to Off status under Hear text and controls on the screen.
• On the same screen slide the Narrator option bar to Off status
• Close the window and check if the changes are effective.

 

How to turn off the narrator on Windows 10?

Hello Lee,



Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. We will assist you in resolving the issue.



Before assisting further, I would like to ask you few questions:

• When you say “Navigater”, are you referring to narrator?
• Did you try to turn the “Navigater” off from the settings page?

If you are referring to the narrator settings, I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

• Press Windows logo key on the keyboard, type Narrator settings and select the top most search result.
• Slide the Narrator option bar to Off status under
  Hear text and controls on the screen.
• Close the window and check if the changes are effective.

Write to us with the status of the issue on the same post for further assistance on the query. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



Thank you.

 

Are there any other voices for Narrator in the Ease of Access in Windows 10?

Hi Melody,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

• 
  Type narrator in the search bar and press enter.
  
• 
  Click on voices
  
• 
  And select find other voices that work with Narrator.
  

Let us know if you need further assistance with Windows related issues. We will be happy to help.

 

Are there any other voices for Narrator in the Ease of Access in Windows 10?

Hello Brenda,

I would suggest you to refer to the below steps to turn off narrator.

• 
  Type ease of access in the search bar and press enter
  
• 
  Click on Narrator and turn off
  

Reference:

Hear text read aloud with Narrator

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/getstarted-hear-text-read-aloud

Hope this information is helpful. Please write back to us if you need any further assistance, we'll be glad to assist you.