Disable screen. Turn off Narrator

Why might you want to disable a feature called Narrator? Most, most likely, are the first time they hear that such a function is in the operating system. Basically, by default this function disabled, but there are a number of different actions by which it could turn on, for example, it happened by accident, in some magical way, or the user, purely out of interest, turned on this function so that he could check what it is, and then forgot to turn it off back, well, so on.

In general, as a result of these actions, after each start of the computer, a message may appear stating that you need to install an additional voice in accordance with the current system language. You can, of course, manually close it by simply clicking on "Close" and in the next program configuration window on "Exit", but over time it becomes very annoying. So let me show you how to disable system announcer so that he would no longer bother him in the future.

Disable Narrator on Windows 7

In general, this option is disabled screen reader can be used absolutely in any operating system that was released by Microsoft.

But that's not all, just as I will show you how you can disable Narrator in Windows 8.1, alternative way using quick settings.

Disable Narrator in Windows 8

So, hover the mouse pointer to any right corner and wait for the side panel to appear, on which we click on the image with the gear.

In the opened list of sections, go to "".

Well, there in the first line " Narrator". On the right, a menu of parameters will appear, in which, using the small switch, set the value “ Off».

How to disable Narrator in Windows 10

In Windows 10, you can use both the first option with the control panel and the alternative, which is in part similar to the eight method.

By the way, in the same window, if you use this function, you can change absolutely all of its settings.

Well, in principle, that's it, now you can choose either the first most universal method, or use one of the more modern menus that appeared only in Windows 8 and 10.

Narrator to read text aloud, touch control, keyboard control. Narrator tool helps the blind, visually impaired or simply having difficulty reading from the monitor. This feature reads text and other items on your screen aloud after you hover over, tap or click on them. And also reads text on panels, such as websites and warning Windows messages... The readable item is highlighted in blue. This makes it easier for visually impaired people to keep track of what they read. Narrator is easiest to turn on by pressing Windows key, on the Start screen, then All Apps - Accessibility - Narrator.

In the settings of the announcer, it is possible to set it to start directly when you log into your system. For the convenience of controlling the speaker, there are a significant number of key combinations. A complete list of them can be displayed at any time by pressing the keyboard shortcut Caps lock+ F1. Most Narrator commands use the Caps Lock key, as it is rarely used for other purposes. While Narrator is running to write uppercase letters you must use the Shift key.

The undoubted improvement of the narrator in Windows 8.1 is the ability to slow down or speed up the speech of the narrator. In chapter " Speech», Narrator settings, there is a slider with which you can adjust the speech rate, by default set to 50 percent; voice volume, set to maximum by default; and the tone of voice is set at 50 percent. You can also select a Narrator voice. The commands for reading websites have been expanded to ensure that most elements on a web page are read aloud.

If you use a speaker on touch screen, to read the entire text, just slide your finger across the screen, to read a specific item, tap it. Additional tools are available for precise control of Narrator:

Stop Narrator tap with one or two fingers
read the entire current window; swipe with three fingers
cry; double tap
double click; triple click
show or hide Narrator; press with four fingers
move to the next or previous item; swipe left or right
dragging an element; tap with three fingers
scroll the window; swipe up, down, left or right
tab back and forth; swipe left or right with three fingers.

Additional controls are available to use Narrator on a website, such as the following phrases when you slide your finger up and down. Here's what they mean:

heading, reads heading and highlights previous / next, swipe left / right.
element, reads the element and highlights the previous or next on the page, swipe left / right.
paragraph, reads a paragraph and highlights the previous or next, swipe left / right.
line, reads a line and selects the previous or next line of text, swipe left / right.
word, reads a word and highlights the previous or next word, swipe left / right.
character, reads a character and highlights the previous or next character of the text, swipe left / right.
table, reads the table and highlights the previous or next table on the website, swipe left / right.
link, reads the link and highlights the previous or next link on the page, swipe left / right. Follow the link with a double tap.

Control Narrator from the keyboard.

If you are using Narrator with a keyboard, there are also controls for Narrator.

clicking on the selected item; space or Enter
moving the cursor across the screen; Tab + cursor keys
read the paragraph; Caps Lock + D
read the entire document; Caps Lock + H
read the last item; Caps Lock + V
read the whole window; Caps Lock + W
go to the previous / next item; Caps Lock + cursor left or right
volume control; Caps Lock + Page Up or Page Down
read speed adjustment; Caps Lock + Plus (+) or Minus (-)
enable or disable Caps Lock; quickly press Caps Lock twice
stop reading; Ctrl
Exit Narrator Caps Lock + Esc.

Narrator isn't just useful for the visually impaired. Tired of reading text on the screen? Turn on Narrator and continue working.

The Narrator feature is disabled by default in Windows 10, it is used by few people, so a significant part of users are not even aware of the presence of such a feature in the new OS. Today we will consider how to enable and disable Narrator on Windows 10, suddenly someone needs this option, or vice versa, somehow the tool was activated, but it is absolutely not needed.

Most often, disabling the speaker is required in cases where, after the next launch, operating system a window pops up on the screen with information that the system requires the installation of an additional voice. It should, of course, match the current language set as the localization of the Windows 10 interface.

You can simply close the window every time, and in the next dialog click on the exit icon, but this option begins to annoy after a few repetitions.

Let's take a look at how Narrator turns off in Windows 10.

The tool is disabled in one of the subsections of the "Options" menu.

1. Call it by right-clicking on Start and selecting "Options", holding down the Win → I combination or through the icon in the notification area.

2. In the menu that appears, go to the "Accessibility" section.

3. In the first tab, switch the "Narrator" switch to the "Off" position.

Here you can also deactivate the option automatic start Narrator and change its settings: tone of voice, reading speed, reading prompts and words being entered, cursor behavior while reading, etc.

As you can see, it is quite easy to turn off the annoying application once and for all.

If the program simply needs to be closed (to complete its work), you can use one of several options (the first one is the fastest and simplest, but we will also consider the more laborious ones, just in case).

1. Simultaneously hold down the following keys: Caps Lock → Esc

2. Call context menu announcer in the tray (area of the taskbar near the clock) and select the option "Close window".

3. Open the context menu of the application through its icon in the taskbar and select "Exit".

An external utility (like AnVir Task Manager) will also help to get rid of the program by removing the corresponding entry from the startup list.

How Narrator Turns On

It is not often, but it still happens that after disconnecting the announcer, he sometime becomes necessary tool... You can launch the application in one of the following ways.

1. We execute the command "narrator" in the "Run" window (the latter is called using the keys Win → R).

2. Enter the same command as before in the search bar or write part of the program name and open it.

3. Execute "cmd" in the line to execute or in the command interpreter, after which in the opened command line enter the command "narrator" and press "Enter".