How to Change Accessibility Tool to Launch in Windows 8 and Windows 10

Information
When you press the
Windows 
button and
Volume up button together on your tablet in
Windows 8 or
Windows 10, you can start an
accessibility tool.
Narrator is the default accessibility tool that will be launched.
Accessibility Tool |
Description |
Magnifier |
Magnifier is a tool that enlarges part—or all—of your screen so you can see words and images better. |
Narrator |
Narrator describes Windows and apps and enables you to interact with them without viewing a screen. |
On-Screen Keyboard |
Instead of relying on a physical keyboard to type and enter data, you can also use the On-Screen Keyboard. |
This tutorial will show you how to change which
accessibility tool you would like to be launched when pressing the Windows and Volume up buttons for your account in
Windows 8 and
Windows 10.

Note
CONTENTS:
- Option One: Change Accessibility Tool to Launch in Ease of Access Center
- Option Two: Change Accessibility Tool to Launch using a REG file
OPTION ONE
Change Accessibility Tool to Launch in Ease of Access Center
1. Open the
Control Panel (icons viewer), and click/tap on the
Ease of Access Center icon.
2. Click/tap on the
Make touch and tablets easier to use link. (see screenshot below)
3. Select
None,
Magnifier,
Narrator, or
On-Screen Keyboard in the drop menu for what you want, and click/tap on
OK. (see screenshot below)
OPTION TWO
Change Accessibility Tool to Launch using a REG file

Note
The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORD and string values in the registry key below.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility\SlateLaunch
LaunchAT DWORD
0 = Disable (None)
1 = Enable
ATapp string value
(blank) = None
magnifierpane = Magnifier
narrator = Narrator
osk = On-Screen Keyboard
1. Do
step 2 (None),
step 3 (Magnifier),
step 4 (Narrator), or
step 5 (On-Screen Keyboard) below for what you would like to do.
2. To Select "None" for Accessibility Tool to Launch
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to
step 6 below.
Accessibility_tool-None.reg
Download
3. To Select "Magnifier" for Accessibility Tool to Launch
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to
step 6 below.
Accessibility_tool-Magnifier.reg
Download
4. To Select "Narrator" for Accessibility Tool to Launch
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to
step 6 below.
Accessibility_tool-Narrator.reg
Download
5. To Select "On-Screen Keyboard" for Accessibility Tool to Launch
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to
step 6 below.
Accessibility_tool-On-Screen_Keyboard.reg
Download
6. Save the .reg file to your desktop.
7. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
8. When prompted, click/tap on
Run,
Yes (
UAC),
Yes, and
OK to approve the merge.
9. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn