Vision
Adjust the size of text and images
Windows 10 helps you to make the text and other items on your screen, such as icons, easier to see by making them larger or smaller. By increasing or decreasing the size of text and other items on your screen you can keep your monitor or laptop set to its optimal resolution.
High Contrast themes
Several High Contrast themes can be selected in the Ease of Access settings. These themes heighten the color contrast of text and images on your screen, which can make those items easier to identify. If the pre-selected themes aren’t perfect for you, you can always customize them to suit your personal needs.
Magnifier
The built-in magnifier is a tool that will zoom in on your screen, or portions of your screen. For users with low vision who have trouble seeing their devices, Magnifier can zoom in 16X the original size making it easier to see the screen and touch it too. You have a choice of modes like full-screen zoom or a magnifying lens to make reading webpages or documents that much easier.
Narrator
Interact with Windows using Narrator, our screen reader that reads aloud text and will describe events, such as notifications or calendar appointments, so that you can use your computer without a display. You can interact with Narrator using a keyboard or with a range gestures on touch supported devices. For more info about Narrator visit (Link to Narrator User Guide).
Hearing
Skype Translator
Break down the language barrier with your friends, family and colleagues. Skype Translator is powerful communication tool for the deaf and hard of hearing that lets you instantly communicate with voice and have it displayed in text to the receiver! Or type a response and have it read to someone who can’t see your response. You only need to have Skype Translator installed on your computer to make a call– your friends and family can receive translated calls on almost any device running Skype.
Visual Alerts
If hearing audible sound alerts is difficult, you can replace them by turning on visual alerts in Windows. Rather than relying on sounds alone you can choose to have the active window or the whole screen flash when a notification arrives.
Notification Delay
By default, Windows notifications disappear five seconds after they appear. This might not be enough time for users to notice them without sound. You can increase the time a notification will be displayed up to 5 minutes.
Closed Captioning
Closed captions let you read the words that are spoken in movies or television shows. When closed captioning is turned on, closed captions are usually displayed at the bottom of the screen. You can customize things like the color, size and background transparency of closed captions and will be used by default in apps like Movies and TV when captions are turned on.
Dexterity/Mobility
Speech Recognition
Imagine commanding your computer by voice – including the capability to dictate into almost any application without needing a keyboard or mouse. With Windows Speech Recognition you can! Dictate documents and email or surf the web just by saying what you see. An easy setup process and an interactive tutorial are available to familiarize you with the speech commands and also train Windows to better understand you.
On-Screen Keyboard
Instead of relying on the physical keyboard to type and enter data, you can also use the On-Screen Keyboard. You can select keys using the mouse or any other pointing device like a joystick or trackball. You can also use a single key or connected switch to cycle through the keys on the screen.
Sticky Keys
If you have difficulty pressing two keys at once, StickyKeys will enable you to press commands with multiple keys, one key at a time.
Filter Keys
For people with limited control of their hands, FilterKeys will let you set the sensitivity of the keyboard so that either brief or repeated keystrokes are ignored.
Easier to focus
Quiet Hours
Notifications can be distracting when appearing on your screen unexpectedly. By turning on Quiet Hours you to not be disturbed by notifications between 12 am and 6 am. You can also choose which apps can display notifications and adjust their behavior when they do appear outside of quiet hours.
Edge Reading mode
For a clean and simple layout, select Reading view in the address bar of Edge to bring whatever you’re reading front and center. Reading View clears distracting content out of your way so you can stay focused and enjoy reading, online. You can even change the reading view style and font size to suit your personal preferences or needs.
Ease of Access Center
Provides a centralized location where you can adjust accessibility settings and programs. You can also get recommendations for settings to make your PC easier to see, hear, and use.
Magnifier
Magnifies the screen or a portion of the screen to make text, images, and objects easier to see.
On-Screen Keyboard
A visual, on-screen keyboard with all the standard keys that you can use instead of a physical keyboard. On-Screen Keyboard also lets you type and enter data with a mouse or other pointing device.
Narrator
Reads aloud on-screen text and describes some events that occur, or error messages that appear, while you’re using the computer.
Speech Recognition
Enables you to interact with your computer using only your voice while maintaining, or even increasing, your productivity.
Change text size
Lets you make text and objects larger and easier to see without losing graphics quality.
Personalization
You can add a personal touch to your computer by changing the computer’s theme, color, sounds, desktop background, screen saver, font size and more.
Touch
If you’ve got a touch-screen monitor, you can just touch your computer screen for a more direct and natural way to work. Use your fingers to scroll, resize windows, play media, and pan and zoom.
Keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard combinations of two or more keys that, when pressed, can be used to perform a task that would typically require a mouse or other pointing device. Keyboard shortcuts can make it easier to interact with your computer, saving you time and effort.
Sticky Keys
Instead of having to press three keys at once (such as when you must press the Ctrl, Alt, and Delete keys simultaneously to log on to Windows), you can press one key at a time when Sticky Keys is turned on.
Mouse Keys
Instead of using the mouse, you can use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad to move the pointer.
Filter Keys
Ignore keystrokes that occur in rapid succession and keystrokes that are held down for several seconds unintentionally.
Visual Notifications
Replace system sounds with visual cues, such as a flash on the screen, so system alerts are announced with visual notifications instead of sounds.
Ease of Access Center
Provides a centralized location in the Control Panel where you can adjust accessibility settings and programs. You can also get recommendations for settings to make your PC easier to see, hear, and use.
Magnifier
Magnifies the screen or a portion of the screen to make text, images, and objects easier to see.
On-Screen Keyboard
A visual, on-screen keyboard with all the standard keys that you can use instead of a physical keyboard. On-Screen Keyboard also lets you type and enter data with a mouse or other pointing device.
Narrator
Reads aloud on-screen text and describes some events (such as error messages appearing) that happen while you’re using the computer.
Speech Recognition
Enables you to interact with your computer using only your voice while maintaining, or even increasing, your productivity.
Font Size
Lets you make text and objects larger and easier to see without losing graphics quality.
Personalization
You can add a personal touch to your computer by changing the computer’s theme, color, sounds, desktop background, screen saver, font size, and user account picture. You can also select specific gadgets for your desktop.
Keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard combinations of two or more keys that, when pressed, can be used to perform a task that would typically require a mouse or other pointing device. Keyboard shortcuts can make it easier to interact with your computer, saving you time and effort.
Sticky Keys
Instead of having to press three keys at once (such as when you must press the CTRL, ALT, and DELETE keys simultaneously to log on to Windows), you can press one key at a time when Sticky Keys is turned on.
Mouse Keys
Instead of using the mouse, you can use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad to move the pointer.
Filter Keys
Ignore keystrokes that occur in rapid succession and keystrokes that are held down for several seconds unintentionally.
Visual Notifications
Replace system sounds with visual cues, such as a flash on the screen, so system alerts are announced with visual notifications instead of sounds.
Captions
Get information via animations and video that some programs use to indicate that activity is happening on your computer.
