Hi When I got my HP laptop, I had exactly the same behaviour, the function keys defaulted to acting as media smart keys and I had to use the FN key to use them as normal function keys. I found that th

Hi Isak I’ve been following this thread with interest. Out of curiosity, if you run the key test addon and issue the Windows+b command, what VK codes are announced? Cheers Chris

Hi Isak The links below indicate that there were some concerns about 3rd party software running on ARM devices back in 2017 but I think many have been resolved since. The fact that the Bluetooth keybo

Isak Is this device using an ARM processor? Cheers Chris

Hi Ron You say you tab away from the file explorer window and back again to get rid of it, have you tried pressing f5 to do this? Cheers Chris

Hi NVDA+b reads the current foreground object, in other words the object that currently has focus. It is mostly used for things like windows that pop open to give information and just have an OK butto

Hi Andrew If you look at Windows settings (Windows+I), Apps, Default Apps, does it show that Outlook is the default for email? Cheers Chris

Hi Sarah This is extremely odd. Narrator uses the british voices without a problem and if using the NVDA Voices dialog, I set the Voice to Microsoft Mark and check the “Automatic dialect switching (wh

Hi Further to the OneCore voice issue, I have checked in Narrator and established that the deep male voice is David and the 3 other named voices, Hazel, Susan and George are all British English voices

Hi Quintin This is a confused situation. My original message was based on the incorrect post re the latest NVDA RC. I followed the link in that post to the “What’s New” details in 2019.2 and read abou

Hi I was a bit puzzled after reading that OneCore voices would have the rate boost feature added in the forthcoming new release of NVDA. I’m using OneCore with 2019.1 and it already has rate boost. Wh

Hi Jim It’s a series of keystrokes enabling you to alter aspects of the current synthesizer settings on the fly. You hold down NVDA+Control, then left/right arrows give you access to Volume, voice, ra

Hi You could try switching off the focus change sounds in NVDA settings, NVDA will then announce focus changes verbally. Alternatively, you could turn down System sounds in the Volume Mixer app. Cheer

Hi Brian I get this regularly, for some reason it triggers the site’s “Find in page” functionality. When this happens, I usually press enter on the site’s “Close find” feature, make sure NVDA is in br

Hi To check what version of NVDA is running, press NVDA+n to open the NVDA menu then press t followed by v to view the NVDA log. The second line of the log file tells you what NVDA version is currentl

Hi I do not have the Clipspeak add-on installed but when I select text from web sites and press Control+c to copy it to the clipboard, NVDA announces “Copy to Clipboard”. This occurs only in browser a

Hi Isaac Thanks for your response. I now have Music and Audio books working very nicely an I understand your viewpoint re UAC. Cheers Chris

Hi David Thanks for the information. You have answered the question for the issue that was irritating me the most and now I understand the folder requirements for adding book sources to the library, I

Hi Isaac I saw a message on the list re SpeakOn and have downloaded it and I am extremely impressed with it’s functionality and ease of use. There are a few minor annoyances which you may or may not b

Hi Sandra When you go into the Ease of Access settings, as well as unchecking the toggle buttons for Sticky, Toggle and Filter keys, ensure you also uncheck the check boxes that allow the shortcut key