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Change Narrator Voice Speed, Pitch, and Volume in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the speed, pitch, and volume of the Narrator voice 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. Natural voices in Narrator use modern, on-device text to speech and once downloaded are supported without an internet connection. You can adjust the voice speed, pitch, and volume to the level you want. Reference...
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Remove Natural Voices from Narrator and Magnifier in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to remove (uninstall) natural voices from Narrator and Magnifier 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 can use installed legacy and natural voices. Legacy voices are not always great to listen to. Especially for cases when you may want to read an article or extended text. Natural voices use modern, on-device text to speech and once downloaded are...
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Add Natural Voices to Narrator and Magnifier in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add (install) natural voices to Narrator and Magnifier 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 can use installed legacy and natural voices. Legacy voices are not always great to listen to. Especially for cases when you may want to read an article or extended text. Natural voices use modern, on-device text to speech and once downloaded are supported...
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Change How Long Notifications Stay Open in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change how long to show notifications above the taskbar corner until dismissed for your account in Windows 11. Notifications are alerts from apps, system, and other senders. Windows 11 shows notification banners on the lock screen and at the lower-right corner of the screen above the taskbar on the main display. A notification banner will stay open for only 5 seconds by default until automatically dismissed to the Notification Center. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/make-windows-easier-to-hear-9c18cfdc-63be-2d47-0f4f-5b00facfd2e1 Option One: Change How Long Notifications Stay Open in Settings Option Two: Change How Long Notifications Stay Open in Control Panel Option...
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Change Default Microphone for Voice Typing in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to select a default microphone to use for Voice Typing for your account in Windows 11. Voice typing allows you to enter text on your PC by speaking. When you connect more than one microphone input device to your PC, you can select which microphone you want to use by default for Voice Typing. The selected microphone will be used by Voice Typing no matter which default microphone you selected to use by Windows. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-voice-typing-to-talk-instead-of-type-on-your-pc-fec94565-c4bd-329d-e59a-af033fa5689f Here's How: 1 Start voice typing (Win+H). 2 Click/tap on the Settings (gear) button on the voice typing menu. (see screenshot below) 3 Click/tap...
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Change Voice Typing "Wait time before acting" in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the Voice Typing "Wait time before acting" on voice command setting for your account in Windows 11. Voice typing allows you to enter text on your PC by speaking. Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.7705 (24H2) and build 26200.7705 (25H2), and build 28020.1619 (Canary 26H1), Microsoft is introducing a new Wait time before acting setting in Voice Typing, allowing users to configure the delay before a voice command is executed. This provides greater flexibility for users with varying speech patterns, enabling more accurate recognition whether speaking slowly or quickly. Reference...
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Change Text Size in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to increase or decrease text size across the system for your account in Windows 11. You can change the text size that appears throughout Windows and your apps without having to change the overall DPI scaling level of your system. Starting with Windows 11 build 22635.3930 (Beta), build 26257.5000 (Canary), and build 26120.1330 (Dev), Microsoft has updated System Info (msinfo32) to now follow your text size preference under Settings > Accessibility > Text Size. Starting with Windows 11 build 22631.5116 (RP 23H2) and build 22631.5126 (23H2), in part of Microsoft's ongoing commitment to improving File Explorer accessibility, this release includes increased support for the text scaling (Settings >...
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Change Voice Access "Wait time before acting" in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the Voice Access "Wait time before acting" on voice command setting 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. For example, you can open and switch between apps, browse the web, and read and author emails using your voice. Voice access uses modern, on-device speech recognition to accurately recognize speech and works even without the internet. Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.7019 (24H2) and build 26200.7019 (25H2), Microsoft is introducing a new Wait time before acting setting in voice access, allowing users to configure the delay before a voice command is...
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Enable or Disable Fluid Dictation in Voice Access on Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the fluid dictation feature in voice access for your account on Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs. Voice access in Windows 11 enables everyone, including people with mobility disabilities, to control their PC and author text using their voice. For example, you can open and switch between apps, browse the web, and read and author emails using your voice. Voice access uses modern, on-device speech recognition to accurately recognize speech and works even without the internet. Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.7019 (24H2) and build 26200.7019 (25H2), Fluid dictation is a new feature in voice access on Copilot+ PCs, that makes voice-based dictation smoother and smarter. It automatically corrects...
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Open Braille Viewer in Narrator in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to open and use the Braille viewer in Narrator 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. Starting with Windows 11 build 262100.6725 (24H2), Narrator now includes Braille viewer that allows you to see on-screen textual and Braille representation of the output shown on a refreshable Braille display. Contents of this Braille viewer window are updated as you continue to use Narrator...
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Enable or Disable Braille Support for Narrator in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off braille display support for Narrator 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 supports braille displays from several manufacturers that use a USB or serial port. Starting with Windows 11 build 262100.6725 (24H2), Narrator now includes Braille viewer that allows you to see on-screen textual and Braille representation of the output shown...
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Install or Uninstall Braille Support for Narrator in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to install or uninstall braille support for Narrator for all users 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 supports braille displays from several manufacturers that use a USB or serial port. Starting with Windows 11 build 262100.6725 (24H2), Narrator now includes Braille viewer that allows you to see on-screen textual and Braille representation of the output shown on a...
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