Windows 10: Locking Magnifier settings

Windows 10 Pro v19041.508

I have my mouse wheel switch mapped to launch and shut down Magnifier (via Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center) and the mouse wheel to raise and lower magnification so that my dad can start and stop it easily to read small text onscreen.

Magnifier is set to Lens mode and 300% magnification as a default. I adjusted the magnification intervals (controlled by the mouse wheel) to be 5% up or down because he managed far too easily to get the magnification up to around 500% and in Full Screen mode, and claims it's "broken". The real reason is that his hand rests on the mouse wheel or left mouse button and he can't feel it moving (due to numbness in his fingers) an d the settings change.

Is there any way that I can LOCK the adjustments to 300% magnification and lens mode, while keeping the wheel button as the on/off switch? I've looked in Group Policy Editor and can't find anything.

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manage magnifier shortcut

Hey RXaverius,

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

• Go to “settings” and click on “ease of access”.
• Then under the “magnifier” option “turn off” it.

Or also you can press the keys “Windows+Esc” and the magnifier will be closed.

For more information regarding magnifier refer to the below article and check if it helps.

Use Magnifier to make things on the screen easier to see

Note: Also applies to Windows 10.

Hope this information is helpful.

 

magnifier on Windows 10

Hi David,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

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

• Go to “settings” and click on “ease of access”.
• Then under the “magnifier” option “turn off” it.

Or also you can press the keys “Windows+Esc” and the magnifier will be closed.

For more information regarding magnifier refer to the below article and check if it helps.

Use Magnifier to make things on the screen easier to see

Note: Also applies to Windows 10.

Hope this information is helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.

 

Windows 10 update broke MS magnifier

Hello,

To fix the issue with Magnifier, we suggest to turn it off and turn on your Magnifier. Here are the steps below:

• Press Start key.
• Click Settings.
  
• Select and click, Ease of Access.
• Select and click, Magnifier.
• Under Magnifier in the right pane, click off/on.

You may also try to Run Magnifier as administrator. If you don't know how, follow the steps below:

• Press Start key.
• Type Magnifier.
• Right-click Run as administrator.
• If there's a pop-up about User Account Control, you have to type your
  Username and Password to continue.
• Click Yes.

Let us know what happened.

Regards.