O’Reilly members experience live online training, plus books, videos, and digital content from 200+ publishers. How to Disable Specific Keys on a Laptop Keyboard Open the software by right-clicking the KeyTweak Application, and clicking Run as Administrator. Get Windows 8 Five Minutes at a Time now with O’Reilly online learning. The Narrator begins speaking to introduce you to and explain each feature. To get there just press Winkey+L or go to Start, click on the user icon > Lock. At the login screen, an Ease of Access icon appears in the lower-left corner.Ģ Click the Ease of Access icon: A menu with the following items appears: Narrator, Magnifier, On-Screen Keyboard, High Contrast, Sticky Keys, and Filter Keys. Of course, the easiest and quickest way to lock the keyboard and mouse down without using any extra software is by using the Windows Lock function. At the Lock screen, press any key on your keyboard to access the login screen. This task explains how to enable the Ease of Access features.ġ Enable Ease of Access at login: Boot up Windows 8.

You can enable Ease of Access features at the login screen or in the PC Settings screen, though both screens show slightly different features. And filter keys ignore additional presses of the same key. Sticky keys let you press one key at a time for key combinations rather than having to press both keys at the same time. Other Ease of Access features include an on-screen keyboard and a magnifier.

These features are designed to change certain colors, enlarge the content, and enable an audio narrator. Windows 8 offers certain Ease of Access features aimed especially at people who have poor eyesight or other difficulties with their vision.

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