Windows 10 Settings menu: Ease of Access Settings

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Windows 10 Settings menu, Ease of Access Settings, Windows 10 Settings

The Ease of Access tab is where you’ll find most of Windows 10’s accessibility settings:

  • Windows 10 High Contrast Settings
  • Windows 10 Closed captioning Settings
  • Windows 10 Keyboard Settings
  • Windows 10 Mouse Settings
  • Windows 10 Narrator Settings.
  • Windows 10 Magnifier Settings

Windows 10 Narrator Settings

Windows 10 Narrator Settings
Windows 10 Narrator Settings

Windows 10 Settings menu, Ease of Access Settings, Windows 10 Settings

Narrator is a screen reader that reads text on the screen aloud and describes events like error messages so you can use your PC without a display.

Note

  • Narrator is available in English (United States, United Kingdom, and India), French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Chinese Simplified and Chinese Traditional), Cantonese (Chinese Traditional), Spanish (Spain and Mexico), Polish, Russian, and Portuguese (Brazil).

here are different ways to start Narrator. These are the four ways many people prefer:

  • On a keyboard, press the Windows logo key Windows logo key +Enter.
  • On a tablet, press the Windows logo button Windows logo key and Volume Up button together.
  • On the sign-in screen, tap or click the Ease of access Ease of Access button button in the lower-left corner and choose Narrator.

Windows 10 Magnifier Settings

Windows 10 Magnifier Settings
Windows 10 Magnifier Settings

Windows 10 Settings menu, Ease of Access Settings, Windows 10 Settings

Magnifier is a display utility that makes your computer screen more readable by creating a separate window that shows a portion of your screen larger. Magnifier is a useful tool that enlarges part—or all—of your screen so you can see the words and images better. It comes with a few different settings, so you can use it the way that suits you best.

To open Magnifier using a keyboard

  1. Press Windows logo key‌ Windows logo key+ “+” (plus sign).

  2. Magnifier will open in Full-screen view unless you change the settings.

Windows 10 High Contrast Settings

Windows 10 High Contrast Settings
Windows 10 High Contrast Settings

Windows 10 Settings menu, Ease of Access Settings, Windows 10 Settings

High Contrast is a feature that heightens the color contrast of some text and images on your computer screen, making those items more distinct and easier to identify.

  1. Open Appearance Settings by clicking the Start button and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, typewindow color, and then click Change window colors and metrics.

  2. Under Basic and High Contrast Themes, click the high-contrast color scheme that you want to use.

Windows 10 Closed captioning Settings

Windows 10 Closed captioning Settings
Windows 10 Closed captioning Settings

Windows 10 Settings menu, Ease of Access Settings, Windows 10 Settings

Closed captions are textual representations of the audio in a TV program. For example, closed captions can display the spoken dialogue in a show, as well as non-verbal information, such as music and sound effects. This text is broadcast along with the TV signal from your TV service provider. You can turn closed captions on in Windows Media Center if you’re deaf or hard-of-hearing, or if you just want to keep the volume low and read along.

Windows 10 Keyboard Settings – Windows 10 Settings menu, Ease of Access Settings, Windows 10 Settings

Windows 10 Keyboard Settings
Windows 10 Keyboard Settings

Windows also has the On-Screen Keyboard (OSK), an Ease of Access tool. Use the OSK instead of a physical keyboard to move around your PC and enter text. You don’t need a touchscreen to use the OSK.

Windows 10 Settings menu, Ease of Access Settings, Windows 10 Settings