Starting Narrator Automatically When Windows Starts

Narrator is a text-to-speech utility for people who are blind or have low vision. Narrator reads what is displayed on the screen—the contents of the active window, menu options, or text that has been typed. This tutorial tells you how to set Narrator to start automatically when Windows starts.

Note: Narrator is designed to work with Notepad, WordPad, Control Panel programs, Internet Explorer, the Windows desktop, and some parts of Windows Setup. Narrator may not read words aloud correctly in other programs. Narrator has a number of options that allow you to customize the way screen elements are read.

Step	Mouse actions	Keyboard actions
1	On the Start menu: Point to Programs. Point to Accessories. Point to Accessibility. Select Utility Manager.	To open Utility Manager: Press the Windows logo key+U.
2	In the Name list: Select Narrator.	In the Name list: Move to Narrator by pressing the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key.
3	Under Options for Narrator: Select the Start automatically when Windows starts check box.	Under Options for Narrator: Select the Start automatically when Windows starts check box by pressing the ALT+W.
4	Select OK.	Press ENTER.