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Change Screen Tint Color Strength in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the Screen Tint color strength for your account in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 26300.8497 (Experimental) and build 26220.8491 (Beta) for Insiders, Microsoft is introducing screen tint, a new accessibility setting that applies a color overlay across your entire display, softening its intensity so it's easier on your eyes throughout the day. If bright, saturated screens leave you with tired or sensitive eyes by the end of a long session, screen tint can help. Night light warms your display to reduce blue light that can interfere with sleep. Screen tint reduces overall screen intensity to ease eye fatigue and light sensitivity during the day. They tackle different problems and you...
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Change Screen Tint Color in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the Screen Tint color for your account in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 26300.8497 (Experimental) and build 26220.8491 (Beta) for Insiders, Microsoft is introducing screen tint, a new accessibility setting that applies a color overlay across your entire display, softening its intensity so it's easier on your eyes throughout the day. If bright, saturated screens leave you with tired or sensitive eyes by the end of a long session, screen tint can help. Night light warms your display to reduce blue light that can interfere with sleep. Screen tint reduces overall screen intensity to ease eye fatigue and light sensitivity during the day. They tackle different problems and you can use...
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Enable or Disable Screen Tint in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off using Screen Tint for your account in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 26300.8497 (Experimental) and build 26220.8491 (Beta) for Insiders, Microsoft is introducing screen tint, a new accessibility setting that applies a color overlay across your entire display, softening its intensity so it's easier on your eyes throughout the day. If bright, saturated screens leave you with tired or sensitive eyes by the end of a long session, screen tint can help. Night light warms your display to reduce blue light that can interfere with sleep. Screen tint reduces overall screen intensity to ease eye fatigue and light sensitivity during the day. They tackle different problems and you can...
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Turn On or Off Animation Effects in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off animation effects for your account in Windows 11. Windows 11 uses animation effects for controls and elements by default. Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/design/signature-experiences/motion Your animation effects settings are saved to the UserPreferencesMask binary value in the registry key below. This binary value also includes other visual effects settings. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop Option One: Turn On or Off Animation Effects in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Animation Effects in Control Panel Option Three: Turn On or Off Animation Effects in Performance Options EXAMPLE: Animations in Windows 11 Motion Design Turn On or Off...
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Enable or Disable Get Image Descriptions, Page Titles, and Popular Links from Narrator in Windows 11
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...
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Enable or Disable Find and Download New Extensions on Narrator Startup in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off find and download new extensions on Narrator startup for your account in Windows 11. Narrator is a screen reader included with Windows 11 that describes what's on your screen. Narrator 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. Narrator now supports the use of extensions to improve the productivity and efficiency of Narrator with applications. Outlook and Excel are the current extensions that are supported. You can use the Enable Narrator extensions option to enable or disable...
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Enable or Disable Narrator Extensions in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off support for Narrator extensions for your account in Windows 11. Narrator is a screen reader included with Windows 11 that describes what's on your screen. Narrator 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. Narrator now supports the use of extensions to improve the productivity and efficiency of Narrator with applications. Outlook and Excel are the current extensions that are supported. You can use the Enable Narrator extensions option to enable or disable all extensions...
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Change Magnifier Zoom Increment in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the zoom increment of Magnifier for your account in Windows 11. Magnifier makes part or all of your screen bigger so you can see words and images better. You can change the Magnifier zoom increment to choose how much the screen enlargement level changes when you zoom in and out with Magnifier. Starting with Windows 11 build 26300.8346 (Experimental 25H2), Microsoft has added preset step increments (5%, 10%, 25%, 50%, 100%, 150%, 200%, and 400%) to the Settings dropdown, so you can jump to common levels in a single click. Whether you need a subtle boost or a dramatic close-up, Magnifier adapts to how you want to zoom. Reference...
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Change Magnifier Zoom Level in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the zoom level of Magnifier for your account in Windows 11. Magnifier makes part or all of your screen bigger so you can see words and images better. You can change the Magnifier zoom level to choose how much Magnifier enlarges the screen when turned on. When you turn on Magnifier, it will use the zoom level percentage from last closed by default. Starting with Windows 11 build 26300.8346 (Experimental 25H2), Magnifier now gives you more control over how you zoom. You can type an exact zoom percentage directly in the magnifier toolbar to land on precisely the level you need. Reference...
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Change Magnifier Lens View Size in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the height and width Lens view size in Magnifier for your account in Windows 11. Magnifier makes part or all of your screen bigger so you can see words and images better. When you select to use the lens Magnifier view, you can change the lens size to a custom screen height and width percentage that works best for you. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-magnifier-to-make-things-on-the-screen-easier-to-see-414948ba-8b1c-d3bd-8615-0e5e32204198 Option One: Change Magnifier Lens View Size in Settings Option Two: Change Magnifier Lens View Size in Registry Editor Change Magnifier Lens View Size in Settings 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on Accessibility on the...
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Change what Magnifier View Follows in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change what Magnifier view follows for your account in Windows 11. Magnifier makes part or all of your screen bigger so you can see words and images better. Depending on how you navigate Windows, you may want to change the default Magnifier behavior so that it only follows your mouse pointer, keyboard focus, text cursor, and/or Narrator cursor. When you select to use full screen or docked Magnifier view, you can turn on or off having Magnifier follow your mouse pointer, keyboard focus, text cursor, and/or Narrator cursor. These settings are something you can experiment with to see what works best for you.  Reference...
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Change how Mouse Pointer and Text Cursor work with Magnifier in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change how the mouse pointer and text cursor work with Magnifier for your account in Windows 11. Magnifier makes part or all of your screen bigger so you can see words and images better. When you select to use full screen Magnifier view, you can select how Magnifier behaves when the mouse pointer or text cursor move around the screen. You can select to Keep the mouse pointer and Keep the text cursor to either Within the edges of the screen or Centered on the screen. This is something to experiment with to see which combination works best for you. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-magnifier-to-make-things-on-the-screen-easier-to-see-414948ba-8b1c-d3bd-8615-0e5e32204198...
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