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Brink · Jun 27, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off displaying mouse pointer trails for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The mouse pointer, which is sometimes referred to as the cursor, is a bitmap that specifies a focus point on the screen for user input with the mouse. You can turn on to display pointer trails to see where the mouse is moving on the screen. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/make-windows-easier-to-see-c97c2b0d-cadb-93f0-5fd1-59ccfe19345d Option One: Turn On or Off Mouse Pointer Trails in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Mouse Pointer Trails in Control Panel Option Three: Turn On or Off Mouse Pointer Trails using REG file Turn On or Off Enhance Pointer Precision in Settings This...

Brink · Apr 25, 2025

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the profanity filter for voice typing for your account in Windows 11. Voice typing allows you to enter text on your PC by speaking. You can use voice typing commands to manually insert punctuation marks. Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.4202 (24H2) and build 27881.1000 (Canary), Microsoft is starting to roll out a new setting that lets you control the profanity filter for voice typing. With this setting on, voice typing will continue to filter out profanity, masking it with asterisks, like it already did. With the setting off, it will type out your profanity like any other words. Here's How: 1 Start voice typing (Win+H). 2 Click/tap on the Settings (gear) button on the voice...

Brink · Apr 21, 2025

This tutorial will show you how to add your own custom words to the dictionary in Voice Access for your account in Windows 11. Voice Access in Windows 11 enables everyone, including people with mobility disabilities, to control their PC and author text using their voice. Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.4484 (24H2), Microsoft is introducing the ability for you to add your own words to the dictionary in voice access. Adding your own words, including difficult to pronounce words, to the dictionary in voice access will help improve dictation accuracy. It increases the probability of recognizing these words more accurately by creating a bias that helps voice access become more context aware and proactively understanding your specific...

Brink · Mar 29, 2025

This tutorial will show you how to change the Narrator modifier key for your account in Windows 11. Narrator is a screen reader included with Windows 11 that describes what's on your screen. You can choose what modifier key you want to use in Narrator commands. Both the Caps lock and Insert keys serve as your Narrator key by default. You can use either of these keys in any command that uses the Narrator key. The Narrator key is referred to as simply “Narrator” in commands. You can change your Narrator key in Narrator settings. Note: If you’re using a Japanese 106 keyboard, Insert and NonConvert are your default Narrator keys. Reference...

Brink · Mar 28, 2025

This tutorial will show you how to open speech recap while using Narrator in Windows 11. Narrator is a screen reader included with Windows 11 that describes what's on your screen. Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.3915 (24H2) and build 27881.1000 (Canary), Microsoft is introducing a new feature—speech recap —designed to help you keep track of what Narrator has spoken and access it for quick reference. With speech recap, you can quickly access spoken content, follow along with live transcription, and copy what Narrator last said—all with simple keyboard shortcuts. Live transcription of Narrator speech is useful for Assistive Technology (AT) trainers, teacher of students with visual impairments (TSVI) who support students in class...

Brink · May 26, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off always underline access keys for your account in Windows 11. An access key is an underlined character in the text of a menu, context menu item, or the label of a control such as a button. You can press and hold the Shift, Alt, or F10 key while you right click on an item to see available access keys underlined in the context menu. You can then press the underlined letter (access key) as a keyboard shortcut to use/open that menu item. If you like, you can turn on to always have access keys underlined by default even when not holding Shift, Alt, or F10 key while you right click to open a context menu. Option One: Turn On or Off Always Underline Access Keys in Settings Option Two...

Brink · Jan 12, 2025

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off invert screen colors while Magnifier is turned on for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Magnifier makes part or all of your screen bigger so you can see words and images better. Inverted colors may reduce eye strain or make text more readable for some people.    When you turn on invert colors while Magnifier is turned on, black color becomes white and vice versa, and other colors change to suit that.  Turning off invert colors will return the colors to normal. 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: Turn On or Off Invert Colors with Magnifier using...

Brink · Jan 11, 2025

This tutorial will show you how to change the Magnifier Reading keyboard shortcut 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 also use Read from here to have Magnifier read text on your screen aloud. Ctrl + Alt is the default Magnifier Reading keyboard shortcut, but you can change this shortcut if wanted. Magnifier Reading default keyboard commands: Press this key To do this Ctrl + Alt + EnterStart, pause, and resume reading Any keyStop reading Ctrl + Alt + Left Mouse clickRead from mouse pointer Ctrl + Alt + HRead previous sentence Ctrl + Alt + KRead next sentence References...

Brink · Jan 8, 2025

This tutorial will show you how to use the "Read from here" feature of Magnifier in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Magnifier makes part or all of your screen bigger so you can see words and images better. You can also have Magnifier read text on your screen aloud. References: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/how-to-use-magnifier-reading-59d049ba-8434-9d04-34f2-2e00f11c5cb8 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-magnifier-to-make-things-on-the-screen-easier-to-see-414948ba-8b1c-d3bd-8615-0e5e32204198 Here's How: 1 Open Magnifier (:win: + Plus). 2 Perform an action you want in the video and keyboard commands below...

Brink · Jan 5, 2025

This tutorial will show you different ways to turn on (start) or turn off (stop) Magnifier for your account in Windows 11. Magnifier makes part or all of your screen bigger so you can see words and images better. References: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-magnifier-to-make-things-on-the-screen-easier-to-see-414948ba-8b1c-d3bd-8615-0e5e32204198 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-keyboard-shortcuts-for-accessibility-021bcb62-45c8-e4ef-1e4f-41b8c1fc87fd Option One: Turn On or Off Magnifier using Keyboard Shortcut Option Two: Turn On or Off Magnifier in Settings Option Three: Turn On Magnifier in Control Panel Option Four: Turn On Magnifier by running Magnify.exe Option Five: Turn Off Magnifier from...

Brink · Jan 5, 2025

This tutorial will show you how to quickly reset zoom 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. Starting with Windows 11 build 22635.4515 (Beta), Microsoft added a new keyboard shortcut CTRL + ALT + Minus for Magnifier users to quickly toggle between the current zoom and 1X zoom. Starting with Windows 11 build 22635.4660 (Beta), build 26120.2992 (Dev), and build 22631.4830, and build 27783.1000 (Canary), Microsoft added buttons in Magnifier to reset zoom to fit to screen and reset zoom to your last/preferred magnification. References...

Brink · Feb 17, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Live Captions for your account in Windows 11. Microsoft introduced a new feature called Live Captions starting with Windows 11 build 22557. Live captions will help everyone, including people who are deaf or hard of hearing, better understand audio by viewing captions of spoken content. Captions are automatically generated on-device from any content with audio. Captions can be displayed at the top or bottom of the screen, or in a floating window. The caption window can be resized, and caption appearance can be personalized by applying or customizing a caption style. Microphone audio can be included, which can be helpful during in-person conversations. Live captions supports speech...

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Accessibility Turn On or Off Mouse Pointer Trails in Windows 11

Accessibility Turn On or Off Profanity Filter for Voice Typing in Windows 11

Accessibility Add Word to Dictionary in Voice Access in Windows 11

Accessibility Change Narrator Modifier Key in Windows 11

Accessibility Open Narrator Speech Recap in Windows 11

Accessibility Turn On or Off Always Underline Access Keys in Windows 11

Accessibility Turn On or Off Invert Colors while Magnifier is On in Windows 11

Accessibility Change Magnifier Reading Keyboard Shortcut in Windows 11

Accessibility Use Magnifier "Read from here" in Windows 11

Accessibility Turn On or Off Magnifier in Windows 11

Accessibility Reset Zoom for Magnifier in Windows 11

Accessibility Turn On or Off Live Captions in Windows 11

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