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Open Utility Manager

Utility Manager is an accessibility utility that enables users to check the status of accessibility programs (Microsoft Magnifier, Narrator, On-Screen Keyboard) and to start or stop them. This procedure tells you how to open Utility Manager.

Mouse actionsKeyboard actions
1 Open Utility Manager using the keyboard.
  • Press the Windows logo key Windows logo key + U.
Note: You can also open Utility Manager from the Start menu (Start > All Programs > Accessories > Accessibility>Utility Manager). But, if you open Utility Manager from the Start menu you will have limited program management capabilities.
On the keyboard:
  • Press the Windows logo key Windows logo key + U.

Note: If you are connected to a network, network policy settings may prevent you from using Utility Manager.

Utility Manager

To continue

To continue customizing Utility Manager, see one or more of the following accessibility tutorials:
Last updated: Thursday, February 14, 2008

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