This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the "Get image descriptions, page titles, and popular links" service by Narrator for your account in Windows 11.
Narrator is a screen reader included with Windows 11 that describes what's on your screen. It lets you use your PC without a mouse to complete common tasks if you’re 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.
When connected to the internet, Narrator can give you more context for images, links, and webpages by sending them to Microsoft.
Hyperlinks
If you would like to know where a hyperlink will take you, press Narrator key+Ctrl+D and Narrator can tell you the page title where the link will take you to. This works well in web and mail applications.Image descriptions
If you come across an image you'd like described, press Narrator key+Ctrl+D. Narrator will send the image to Microsoft, and then read a description of the image.Get rich image descriptions on Copilot+Pcs
Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs utilize the capabilities of AI models in Windows to provide detailed image descriptions directly on your device.This feature allows Narrator to generate more comprehensive image descriptions on your Copilot+ PC. By pressing Narrator key+Ctrl+D, Narrator will deliver a contextual description of the image, detailing elements such as people, objects, colors, text, and numbers.
The G or Shift+G commands in scan mode can be used to focus Narrator on various image or graph elements on the screen.
Webpage summary
Press Narrator key+S to hear a webpage summary that includes the number of links, landmarks, and headings.Popular links and full webpage summary
Press Narrator key+S twice quickly to pull up a dialog box on the screen with the following info: the number of links, landmarks, and headings on a page, and a list of popular links for a page (popular links are the links on the page that get the most clicks).Reference:
Chapter 2: Narrator basics | Microsoft Support
Learn about Narrator basics in Windows, including basic keyboard navigation and how to get around the screen.
support.microsoft.com
Contents
- Option One: Turn On or Off "Get image descriptions, page titles, and popular links" from Narrator in Settings
- Option Two: Turn On or Off "Get image descriptions, page titles, and popular links" from Narrator using REG file
EXAMPLE: Page Summary by Narrator
Turn On or Off "Get image descriptions, page titles, and popular links" from Narrator in Settings
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Accessibility on the left side, and click/tap on Narrator on the right side. (see screenshot below)
Open Narrator settings (Win+Ctrl+N)
3 Under Manage data and services, turn on (default) or off Get image descriptions, page titles, and popular links for what you want. (see screenshot below)
4 You can now close Settings if you like.
Turn On or Off "Get image descriptions, page titles, and popular links" from Narrator using REG file
1 Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you would like to do.
2 Turn On "Get image descriptions, page titles, and popular links" from Narrator
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_ON_Get_image_descriptions_page_titles_and_popular_links_from_Narrator.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Narrator\NoRoam]
"OnlineServicesEnabled"=dword:000000003 Turn Off "Get image descriptions, page titles, and popular links" from Narrator
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_OFF_Get_image_descriptions_page_titles_and_popular_links_from_Narrator.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Narrator\NoRoam]
"OnlineServicesEnabled"=dword:000000014 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 If you have Smart App Control turned on, you will need to unblock the downloaded REG file.
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 Brink
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