Microsoft's ever-maturing Windows11 continues to add accessibility features that make it easier for everyone to use. Here are our favorites.
Windows 11 feature some big updates for Microsoft’s storied operating system visually, but it has made big strides in accessibility as well. Live Captions, updates to the Narrator, and even full voice access might make Windows 11 the most accessible OS Microsoft has ever released.
Related You can switch the caption position either to the top or bottom of the screen, or make it a floating window. We found a negligible quarter-second delay between real time and projected text. The accuracy is solid for the most part, barring enunciation or quality issues from the source audio. Also, we’re not 100% sure if this is a feature or a bug, but during full-screen videos, the captions automatically jump to a floating window rather than your default position.
Launching Narrator at any time will automatically activate a screen reader, which you can use to explore and navigate pretty much all aspects of the UI and menus on Windows. For greater control over how you want Narrator to work, you can dig deeper into its settings to install different human voices, define how much Narrator speaks while you type, and so on.
One caveat to using Voice access is the abundant commands used to control the PC. Windows 11 has a training widget to get you started with the basics, but if your situation necessitates full voice control over your PC, you will need to invest quite a bit of time to learn the commands. It’s great that for on-screen elements, such as color palettes or radio buttons, you can have Windows assign numbers to each interactive element, so you can “click” on the one you need.
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