Today, I’m excited to share more information about the Windows 11 accessibility journey. Earlier this year, Microsoft announced its upped commitments and ambitions for accessibility. And, we recently introduced Windows 11. An early preview of Windows 11 is available to Windows Insiders today and...
Learn about how to use the Windows 10 Movies & TV app with Narrator, a built in screen reader that reads text on your screen aloud and describes events.
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing 20H2 Build 19042.662 (KB4586853) to the Beta and Release Preview Channels for those Insiders who are on 20H2 (Windows 10 October 2020 Update). This update includes the following fixes and improvements:
We updated Internet Explorer’s About dialog to...
I hope this blog finds you, your family and friends and your colleagues all healthy and safe during these changing times. I’m excited to share some of the updates we are incorporating within Windows 10 to make it easier to see and use for people with low or no vision. These improvements, coming...
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magnifier
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text cursor
text size
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user interface
visual impairment
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing 20H1 Build 19041.208 (KB4558244) to Windows Insiders in the Slow ring. This Cumulative Update includes the same fixes from Build 19041.207 plus this additional fix:
We fixed an issue that fails to send NPLogonNotify API notifications from the...
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performance
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users
web content
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19018 (20H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring.
Starting today, Windows Insiders who have opted into Skip Ahead are being migrated back into the Fast ring. This means that Skip Ahead will no longer be reflected...
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league of legends
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18298 (19H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring.
REMINDER: As is normal with builds early in the development cycle, builds may contain bugs that might be painful for some. If this makes you uncomfortable, you may...
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18282 (19H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring.
REMINDER: As is normal with builds early in the development cycle, builds may contain bugs that might be painful for some. If this makes you uncomfortable, you may...
Hello Windows Insiders!
Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17711 (RS5) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring in addition to those who opted in to Skip Ahead.
What’s new in Build 17711
Microsoft Edge Improvements
Learning tools get richer: Under learning tools available...
audio driver
bug fixes
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edge improvements
fast ring
fluent design
general changes
hdr support
insider preview
known issues
learning tools
microsoft edge
narrator
registry editor
settings
task view
user feedback
visual design
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Hello Windows Insiders!
Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17692 (RS5) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring in addition to those who opted in to Skip Ahead.
What’s new in Build 17692
SwiftKey intelligence comes to Windows
Link Removed gives you more accurate...
Hello Windows Insiders!
Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17677 (RS5) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring in addition to those who opted in to Skip Ahead.
What’s new in Build 17677
Microsoft Edge Improvements
New, clearer “Settings and more” (“…”) menu: We’ve...
accessibility
bug bash
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fast ring
features
feedback hub
improvements
insider preview
kernel debugging
known issues
memory reporting
microsoft edge
mobile broadband
narrator
networking
task manager
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updates
user experience
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Hello Windows Insiders!
Today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16199 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. We are also releasing Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 15215 to Insiders in the Fast ring. Our Link Removed continues – running right now...
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build 16199
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emotive experience
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feedback
game settings
insider preview
known issues
mobile
my people
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settings
storage sense
story remix
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Hello Windows Insiders!
Today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15025 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring as the primary build for the second Creator’s Update Bug Bash which starts on Friday. Please look for a detailed bug bash blog post on Friday morning...
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braille support
bug fixes
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community
creativity
ease of access
east africa
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fellowship
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Hello Windows Insiders!
It smells like snow up in Redmond-town and you know what that means? A big ole pile o’ features to keep us company during SNOWpocalyse! Today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14986 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring.
What’s new in...
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azure active directory
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chinese ime
cortana
enhancements
enterprise cloud printing
game bar
insider preview
japanese ime
music recognition
narrator
registry editor
taskbar
update experience
usb audio
voice commands
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windows defender
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Hello Windows Insiders!
Today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14955 for Mobile and PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring.
What’s new in Build 14955
Outlook Mail & Calendar Update (PC & Mobile): We have updated the Outlook Mail and Calendar apps to...
accessibility
bug fixes
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community
feedback hub
improvements
insider preview
known issues
microsoft edge
mobile
narrator
outlook
tech conference
updates
user experience
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Hello Windows Insiders!
Today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14951 for Mobile and PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring.
What’s new in Build 14951
Refining the customization experience for precision touchpad (PC): Since last week, we’ve continued working in...
accessibility
bugfixes
build 14951
camera
creative events
customization
developer mode
fast ring
insider preview
mobile
narrator
performance
touchpad
ubuntu
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wsl
Hello Windows Insiders!
Today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14942 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring.
What’s new in Build 14942
Hide app list on Start: We are releasing a new feature that enables you to collapse the app list in the Start menu. This...
active hours
bugs
build 14942
community
create-a-thon
fast ring
feedback
insider preview
narrator
pc upgrade
performance
photos app
security
service host
start menu
technical skills
touchpad
user experience
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Microsoft is committed to accessibility as a core part of software design, and today we would like to share more about how Microsoft Edge is evolving to improve support for assistive technology beyond what was possible in Internet Explorer.
Inclusive development is a journey, not merely a...
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aria roles
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browser development
edgehtml
html standards
inclusive design
integration
keyboard support
microsoft edge
msaa
narrator
pdf accessibility
technology evolution
ui automation
user experience
user feedback
w3c
web experience
windows 10
Hello,
I bought a windows tablet to use as an ereader.
I'd like to use text to speech for when my eyes get tired.
Is there any way to use text to speech without narrator? When I turn it on it's incredibly annoying and slows down navigation.
I just want to be able to select text and/or...
Hi
Today I updated my Windows 8 install to Windows 8.1.
For the most part it went smoothly but I'm having a weird problem with my text to speech files.
But when I hit speak the voice is very distorted and the volume is low, it's the same for all the voices including the Microsoft ones.
I...
audio issues
audio settings
backup image
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ease of access
microsoft voices
narrator
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text to speech
textaloud
video playback
voice quality
volume control
wav files
windows 8
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