Windows 10: play-button keyboard: change the display time of controls-popup?

Hi,


When I use the play-button on my keyboard (logitech k270), a little controls-popup appears and it dissapears in a few seconds.

I would like to shorten that few to ... say 1, but I don't know where to look in the reg.

Can someone help me in the right direction?

Thanks.

Jeroen

:)

 

Change Level of Context Narrator Provides for Buttons and other Controls using Keyboard Shortcut

How to Change Level of Context Narrator Provides for Buttons and other Controls 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.

You can change the level of context Narrator provides for buttons and other controls. Options include: No context, Sounds only, Immediate context, Immediate context name and type, Full context of new control, and Full context of old and new controls.

This tutorial will show you how to change the level of context Narrator provides for buttons and other controls for your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Change Level of Context Narrator Provides for Buttons and other Controls using Keyboard Shortcut
• Option Two: Change Level of Context Narrator Provides for Buttons and other Controls in Settings
• Option Three: Change Level of Context Narrator Provides for Buttons and other Controls using a REG file

OPTION ONE

Change Level of Context Narrator Provides for Buttons and other Controls using Keyboard Shortcut
1. While Narrator + Alt + forward slash (/)[/b] keys until you hear the level of context you want.







OPTION TWO

Change Level of Context Narrator Provides for Buttons and other Controls in Settings
1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Ease of Access icon.

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

2. Click/tap on Narrator on the left side, and select the level of context you want in the Change the level of context Narrator provides for buttons and other controls drop menu on the right side under the Change what you hear when reading and interacting section. (see screenshot below)

*note Immediate context is the default level.

3. You can now close Settings if you like.











OPTION THREE

Change Level of Context Narrator Provides for Buttons and other Controls 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

ContextVerbosityLevel DWORD

0 = No context
1 = Sounds only
2 = Immediate context (default)
3 = Immediate context name and type
4 = Full context of new control
5 = Full context of old and new controls


1. Do step 2 (No context), step 3 (Sounds only), step 4 (Immediate context), step 5 (Immediate context name and type ), step 6 (Full context of new control), or step 7 (Full context of old and new controls) below for what you would like to do.


2. Use Narrator Buttons and other Controls Context Level 0 - No context
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 8 below.

No_context_level_of_context_Narrator_provides_for_buttons_and_other_controls.reg





3. Use Narrator Buttons and other Controls Context Level 1 - Sounds only
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 8 below.

Sounds_only_level_of_context_Narrator_provides_for_buttons_and_other_controls.reg





4. Use Narrator Buttons and other Controls Context Level 2 - Immediate context
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 8 below.

Immediate_context_level_of_context_Narrator_provides_for_buttons_and_other_controls.reg





5. Use Narrator Buttons and other Controls Context Level 3 - Immediate context name and type
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 8 below.

Immediate_context_name_and_type_level_of_context_Narrator_provides_for_buttons_and_other_controls.re g





6. Use Narrator Buttons and other Controls Context Level 4 - Full context of new control
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 8 below.

Full_context_of_new_control_level_of_context_Narrator_provides_for_buttons_and_other_controls.reg





7. Use Narrator Buttons and other Controls Context Level 5 - Full context of old and new controls
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 8 below.

Full_context_of_old_and_new_controls_level_of_context_Narrator_provides_for_buttons_and_other_contro ls.reg




8. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

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

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

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

That's it,
Shawn


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Headphones and Speakers are playing at the same time

Hi,

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

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

Method 1: Hardware Troubleshoot

Windows 10 has a built-in troubleshooter to check and fix issues with Sound. I would suggest you to run this troubleshooter to check if the issue is with your Audio.

Refer these steps:

• Press Windows key +X, select Control panel
• Change the view by option on the top right to Large icons
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Method 2: I suggest you to update drivers and check if that helps. If that issue persist please uninstall and reinstall latest drivers available in manufacturer website in compatibility
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• Select Sound, game controllers and expand the driver icon.
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