How to use the Windows 11 screen reader
by Monica Chin from The Verge - All Posts on (#62TMZ)
Narrator lives on Windows laptops, such as the Lenovo Yoga 9i. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge There are numerous third-party screen readers available for Windows 11. The most popular ones include Job Access With Speech (JAWS) and NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA). (Microsoft has a full list on its website.)
But Windows also has a free, built-in screen reader called Narrator. Given the wealth of options that are out there, the majority of people don't use it as their primary screen reader. But if you're in that majority, it can be useful if you're borrowing someone else's device and can be there in a pinch if you can't use your preferred software for whatever reason.
If you want to turn on Narrator, there are a couple ways to do it.
How to turn on Narrator with the keyboardAssuming you're not using a remapped keyboard, you can turn...