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Turn Off Accessibility Features after Specified Idle Time

When this option is selected the accessibility features you have used while working will be turned off after a specified number of minutes. This benefits people who share a computer and want to customize it to their personal preferences. This procedure tells you how to select this option through Accessibility Options in Control Panel.

Mouse actions
Keyboard actions
1
On the Start menu:
  • Select Control Panel
Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key [image: Windows logo key] ).
  • Select Control Panel by pressing C.
2
In Control Panel:
  • Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
  • If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View.
  • Select Accessibility Options.
In Control Panel:
  • Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
  • If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
  • Press ENTER.
  • Press the RIGHT ARROW key, and then the LEFT ARROW key to select Accessibility Options.
  • Press ENTER.
3
In the Accessibility Options dialog box:
  • Select the General tab.
In the Accessibility Options dialog box:
  • Select the General tab by pressing CTRL+TAB.
4
On the General tab:
  • Select the Turn off accessibility features after idle for check box.
  • In the minutes box, select the idle time.
  • Select OK.
On the General tab:
  • Select the Turn off accessibility features after idle for check box by pressing T.
  • Specify the idle time by pressing the TAB key, and then pressing the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to select the number of minutes.
  • Press ENTER.
5
To close Control Panel:
  • Select the Close button.
To close Control Panel:
  • Press ALT+F, C.

[image: Control Panel: Accessibility Options: General tab: Automatic reset]

Control Panel: Accessibility Options: General tab: Automatic reset

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