Start Accessibility Programs Automatically When You Lock Your Computer Desktop

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 set Narrator, Magnifier, and On–Screen Keyboard to start when you lock your computer desktop. This allows immediate access to accessibility utilities when the computer is unlocked. This procedure tells you how to start accessibility programs automatically when you lock your computer desktop.

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 from the list.

In the Utility Manager dialog box:

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

Under Options for the accessibility utility you have selected:

Select the Start automatically when I lock my computer desktop check box.

Under Options for the accessibility utility you have selected:

Select Start automatically when I lock my computer desktop by pressing ALT+D.

Select OK.

Press ENTER.

[image: Utility Manager: Start automatically when I lock my desktop]

Utility Manager: Start automatically when I lock my desktop

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Start Accessibility Programs Automatically When You Lock Your Computer Desktop

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