This tutorial will show you how to change Magnifier view 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 between the docked, full screen, and lens Magnifier views.
When you turn on Magnifier, it will use the same view as last closed by default.
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 View using Keyboard Shortcuts
Option Two: Change Magnifier View in Settings
Option Three: Change Magnifier View using REG file
EXAMPLE: Docked, Full screen, and Lens Magnifier views
Change Magnifier View using...
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off smooth edges of images and text while using 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 experiment with Edge smoothing to see if smoothing works better for you than no smoothing.
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 Smooth Edges of Images and Text with Magnifier in Settings
Option Two: Turn On or Off Smooth Edges of Images and Text with Magnifier using REG file
Turn On or Off Smooth Edges of Images and Text with Magnifier in Settings
1 Open...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off automatically start Magnifier before sign-in for all users in Windows 11.
Magnifier makes part or all of your screen bigger so you can see words and images better.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-magnifier-to-make-things-on-the-screen-easier-to-see-414948ba-8b1c-d3bd-8615-0e5e32204198
You must be signed in as an administrator to turn on or off automatically start Magnifier before sign-in for everyone.
Option One: Turn On or Off Start Magnifier before Sign-in in Settings
Option Two: Turn On or Off Start Magnifier before Sign-in using REG file
Turn On or Off Start Magnifier before Sign-in in Settings
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off automatically start Magnifier after sign-in for your account in Windows 11.
Magnifier makes part or all of your screen bigger so you can see words and images better.
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 Start Magnifier after Sign-in in Settings
Option Two: Turn On or Off Start Magnifier after Sign-in using REG file
Turn On or Off Start Magnifier after Sign-in in Settings
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Accessibility on the left side, and click/tap on Magnifier on the right side. (see screenshot below)
Open Magnifier settings
3...
This tutorial will show you how to change which accessibility tools to automatically start at sign in, after sign in, or both for all users in Windows 11.
You can select to automatically start the assistive technologies below at/after sign-in:
Type without the keyboard (On-Screen Keyboard)
Press keyboard shortcuts one key at a time (Sticky Keys)
If i press keys repeatedly, ignore extra presses (Filter Keys)
Use the numeric keypad to move the mouse around the screen (Mouse Keys)
Hear a tone when you press CAPS LOCK, NUM LOCK, or SCROLL LOCK (Toggle Keys)
Color Filtering (Settings)
Cursor indicator (Settings)
Live Captions
Speech Recognition (deprecated)
Voice Access
You must be signed in as an administrator to change assistive...
This tutorial will show you how to change which accessibility tool to launch when pressing the Windows + Volume Up button on a tablet device for your account in Windows 11.
When you press the Windows :win: + Volume Up buttons together on your tablet, the Narrator accessibility tool will start by default.
You can select to start None, Color Filter Settings, Magnifier, Narrator, On-Screen Keyboard, or Voice Access.
Option One: Change Accessibility Tool to Launch when Pressing Win+Vol Up in Control Panel
Option Two: Change Accessibility Tool to Launch when Pressing Win+Vol Up using REG file
Change Accessibility Tool to Launch when Pressing Win+Vol Up in Control Panel
1 Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off always show scrollbars for your account in Windows 11.
Windows 11 hides most scrollbars when they are not in use by default until you hover over the scrollbar.
Option One: Turn On or Off Always Show Scrollbars in Settings
Option Two: Turn On or Off Always Show Scrollbars using REG file
EXAMPLE: Always show scrollbars turned on and off
Turn On or Off Always Show Scrollbars in Settings
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Accessibility on the left side, and click/tap on Visual effects on the right side. (see screenshot below)
Open Visual effects settings
3 Turn On or Off (default) Always show scrollbars for what you want. (see screenshot below)
4 You can now close...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Toggle Keys for your account in Windows 11.
Toggle Keys causes a tone to sound when you press the Caps Lock, Num Lock, or Scroll Lock keys.
Option One: Turn On or Off Toggle Keys using Keyboard Shortcut
Option Two: Turn On or Off Toggle Keys in Settings
Option Three: Turn On or Off Toggle Keys in Control Panel
Option Four: Turn On or Off Toggle Keys using REG file
Turn On or Off Toggle Keys using Keyboard Shortcut
1 Press and hold the Num Lock for 5 seconds until you hear a tone.
2 If turning on Toggle Keys, click/tap on Yes to confirm. (see screenshot below)
Turn On or Off Toggle Keys in Settings
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Accessibility on the left side, and...
This tutorial will show you how to open the Touch Keyboard in Windows 11.
Windows 11 includes a touch keyboard you can click/tap on to enter text. This can be handy if you have a PC with a touchscreen without a physical keyboard.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/get-to-know-the-touch-keyboard-004f3d67-855b-27f0-6f7c-d5145f691181
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/prevent-the-touch-keyboard-from-appearing-e2b05375-908d-45ec-b7f7-729349a10c7a
Option One: Open Touch Keyboard when Tap Text Field
Option Two: Open Touch Keyboard when Tap Text Field with Pen
Option Three: Open Touch Keyboard from Taskbar System Tray Icon
Option Four: Open Touch Keyboard in Settings
Option Five: Open Touch Keyboard from Game...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the fluid dictation feature in voice typing for your account on Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs.
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 26220.7271 (Dev and Beta 25H2) and build 28020.1803 (Canary 26H1), following the introduction of Fluid dictation for voice access users, Microsoft is also now introducing it for voice typing users on NPU devices. Fluid dictation makes voice-based dictation smoother and smarter by automatically correcting grammar, punctuation, and filler words as you speak, reducing the need for manual editing. Powered by on-device small language models...
This tutorial will show you how to change the voice speed Magnifier uses to read 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 have Magnifier read text on your screen aloud.
Magnifier can use natural voices to read with. Natural voices use modern, on-device text to speech and once downloaded are supported without an internet connection.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26220.7262 (Dev and Beta), Narrator and Magnifier now support high-definition voices for English (United States), powered by Azure’s latest on-device text-to-speech models. These voices use generative AI to adjust tone and pacing for more natural, expressive speech. When reading with...
This tutorial will show you how to change the voice Magnifier uses to read by default 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 have Magnifier read text on your screen aloud.
Magnifier can use natural voices to read with. Natural voices use modern, on-device text to speech and once downloaded are supported without an internet connection.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26220.7262 (Dev and Beta), Narrator and Magnifier now support high-definition voices for English (United States), powered by Azure’s latest on-device text-to-speech models. These voices use generative AI to adjust tone and pacing for more natural, expressive speech. When reading...
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