Start Accessibility Programs Automatically When You Log On

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.

You can choose to have any of the accessibility utilities open automatically when you log in to your computer. To select this setting, however, you must be logged in as an administrator at a secured workstation, or a Computer administrator on a computer that is not part of a domain–based network. This procedure tells you how to set accessibility programs to start automatically when you log in.

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

Open Utility Manager using the keyboard.

Press the Windows logo key [image: Windows logo key] + U.

Note

Start>All Programs > Accessories>Accessibility > Utility Manager

On the keyboard:

Press the Windows logo key [image: Windows logo key] + U.

If the Microsoft Narrator message box appears:

Select OK to close the message box.

If the Microsoft Narrator message box appears:

Be sure that the Narrator message box is selected by pressing ALT+TAB.
Close the message box by pressing ENTER.

To work with Narrator on:

Select the Utility Manager dialog box.

Narrator

Select Exit.

To work with Narrator on:

Move from the Narrator message box to the Utility Manager dialog box by pressing ALT+TAB.

Narrator

Press ALT+X.
Move to the Utility Manager dialog box by pressing ALT+TAB.

In the Utility Manager dialog box:

Select a program.

In the Utility Manager dialog box:

Select a program by pressing the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key.

Under Options for the accessibility utility you have selected:

Select the Start automatically when I log in check box.

Under Options for the accessibility utility you have selected:

Select the Start automatically when I log in check box by pressing ALT+L.

Select OK.

Press ENTER.

[image: Utility Manager: Start automatically when I log in]

Utility Manager: Start automatically when I log in

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Start Accessibility Programs Automatically When You Log On

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