How to turn off Narrator permanently or disable Narrator shortcut key in Windows? When you accidentally press the Windows + Enter (or Windows + Ctrl + Enter in Windows 10) hotkey, this will open up the built-in Narrator app, which puts a blue box to the button or text with keyboard focus.

1. Windows 7 Narrator Keyboard Shortcuts
2. Windows 7 Narrator Turn Off

If you want to quickly exit Narrator, press Caps Lock+Esc. In this tutorial we’ll show you 2 easy methods to turn off / disable Narrator completely in Windows 10, 8 and 7.

Method 1: Disable Narrator Shortcut Key

1. Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box. Type regedit and press Enter.
2. When the Registry Editor opens up, navigate to the following key:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREMicrosoftNarratorNoRoam

   Double-click the WinEnterLaunchEnabled value in the right pane.

3. When the Edit DWORD (32-bit) Value dialog box opens, type 0 in the Value data field and click OK.
4. Now you’ve successfully disabled Narrator shortcut key. Try to press the Windows + Enter or Windows + Ctrl + Enter shortcut, it won’t start Windows Narrator any longer.

In Windows 10, the Narrator can be enabled by simultaneously pressing Windows and Enter keys. Since Narrator can be turned on using Windows logo + Enter keyboard shortcut, at times, the feature gets accidentally activated while pressing Ctrl + Enter keys. Now you’ve successfully disabled Narrator shortcut key. Try to press the Windows + Enter or Windows + Ctrl + Enter shortcut, it won’t start Windows Narrator any longer. After disabling Narrator hotkey, you can still open Windows Narrator using other methods descried in this tutorial. Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts. Windows logo key +Shift+Up Arrow Stretch the window to the top and bottom of the screen. Windows logo key +Shift+Left Arrow or Right Arrow Move a window from one monitor to another. Windows logo key +P Choose a presentation display mode. Windows logo key +G Cycle through gadgets.

Windows 7 keyboard shortcut keys (full list) by Shortcut Dude Published November 8, 2009 Updated August 27, 2019 Windows 7 comes up with interesting and useful shortcut key additions (take for instance the new windows logo key shortcuts) that are well worthy of being memorized/used.

After disabling Narrator hotkey, you can still open Windows Narrator using other methods descried in this tutorial. If you want to turn off Narrator permanently, proceed to the next method.

Method 2: Turn Off Narrator Permanently

1. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the directory C:WindowsSystem32.
2. The Narrator.exe file is protected by system, and you need to take ownership of it before making any changes. If you don’t know how to change ownership, you can take use of the freeware TakeOwnershipPro.
3. Right-click on the Narrator.exe file and then select Properties from the context menu.
4. When the Properties window opens, choose the Security tab and click the Edit button to change permissions.
5. Choose your own user from the list, and then deny the Read & Execute and Read permissions and click OK.
6. Now you’ve turned off Narrator on your Windows computer.

We have already seen a list of some available Ease Of Access keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10. Now let us take a look at some of the keyboard shortcut that Microsoft has given in Windows 10 for Narrator & Magnifier.

Keyboard shortcuts for Narrator

Windows OS includes the Narrator, which is a built-in accessibility feature that can read text on your computer screen aloud. It can also read out and describe various other events which may occur on your PC, including reading out error messages. So if you have vision impairments, you will find this feature useful as it can also allow you to use your PC without a display.

Narrator with Touch

Magnifier keyboard shortcuts

Magnifier makes it easier for people with disabilities, to read and view various parts of their computer screen more clearly, as it makes items appear larger.

Enjoy Windows 10!

Windows 7 Narrator Keyboard Shortcuts

Now go take a look at the complete list of Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows 10.

Windows 7 Narrator Turn Off

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