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Windows key plus M suddenly stopped working
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Manoj Govindraj <manmusical9@...>
Hi,
For some reason from last few hours, the nvda command windows key plus M to go to the desktop has stopped working for me. When I quit nvda and restart it again, I am able to go to the desktop. But as soon as I click on start button, I am not able to access the desktop. I am sure I have accidently disabled some command which is why I am facing this issue. I use a laptop with windows 10. Would wait for your suggestions. Best, Manoj -- http://www.swar-ras.com |
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Michael Munn
hi there, follow up this thread. Sometime I experience this issue also. I would restart the Screen reader and turning it back on. or do a full restart of your machine. Thanks Best Regards Michael Munn Michael Munn Member: Virginia Association of Blind students National Federation of the Blind of Virginia www.nfbv.org Member: Maryland Association of Blind Students National Federation of the Blind of Maryland www.nfbmd.org Students of: Hadley Institute of the Blind On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 6:03 PM Manoj Govindraj <manmusical9@...> wrote: Hi, |
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On 6 Feb 2019, at 15:03, Manoj Govindraj wrote:
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Lou Kolb <loukolb@...>
Have you ever tried repeating the command? I sometimes have this
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problem, but just hitting Windows+m a second time usually does the trick. Lou On 2/6/19, Michael Munn <michaelrbms@...> wrote:
hi there, follow up this thread. Sometime I experience this issue also. I |
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JM Casey
Isn't that a Windows command, not an NVDA one? Most windows+ key combinations are, anyway.
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From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Manoj Govindraj Sent: February 6, 2019 6:03 PM To: nvda <nvda@nvda.groups.io> Subject: [nvda] Windows key plus M suddenly stopped working Hi, For some reason from last few hours, the nvda command windows key plus M to go to the desktop has stopped working for me. When I quit nvda and restart it again, I am able to go to the desktop. But as soon as I click on start button, I am not able to access the desktop. I am sure I have accidently disabled some command which is why I am facing this issue. I use a laptop with windows 10. Would wait for your suggestions. Best, Manoj -- http://www.swar-ras.com |
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hurrikennyandopo ...
Hi
Windows + letter M is a windows command. It will minimize all windows that are open in front of you to the task bar.
Use the Windows key + letter D to jump to the desk top.
In some cases you might have to do it 2 times but in most cases only the once from any where on the desktop, task bar etc.
Gene nz
On 7/02/2019 12:03 PM, Manoj Govindraj wrote:
Hi, For some reason from last few hours, the nvda command windows key plus M to go to the desktop has stopped working for me. When I quit nvda and restart it again, I am able to go to the desktop. But as soon as I click on start button, I am not able to access the desktop. I am sure I have accidently disabled some command which is why I am facing this issue. I use a laptop with windows 10. Would wait for your suggestions. Best, Manoj --
Check out my website for NVDA tutorials and other blindness related material at
http://www.accessibilitycentral.net
Regardless of where you are in New Zealand if you are near one of the APNK sites you can use a copy of the NVDA screen reader on one of their computers. To find out which location (or locations) are nearest to you please visit http://www.aotearoapeoplesnetwork.org/content/partner-libraries (Aotearoa People's Network Kaharoa). To find out which software is installed on the APNK network please visit the following link http://www.aotearoapeoplesnetwork.info/faq/software To find out how to use NVDA on APNK computers please visit the following link http://www.aotearoapeoplesnetwork.info/faq/nvda To find out which software is available on the Christchurch City Library network, and how to start the NVDA screen reader, please go to the following links. Software available https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/faq/computers/#faq_5884 How to start the NVDA screen reader on Christchurch City Library computers https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/faqs/what-screen-reader-software-is-available/ To find an NVDA certified expert near you, please visit the following link https://certification.nvaccess.org/. The certification page contains the official list of NVDA certified individuals from around the world, who have sat and successfully passed the NVDA expert exam. |
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Manoj Govindraj <manmusical9@...>
Hi friends,
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I tried all your suggestions but the problem still persists. Interestingly, after I restart nvda, I see a back button that nvda announces right next to the start button. As soon as I press that button, the start window opens and I again lose access to the desktop. Any thoughts? Best, Manoj On 2/6/19, hurrikennyandopo ... <hurrikennyandopo@...> wrote:
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Windows+M will minimize all the windows? Really?
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I've always had the Windows+M as a way to access the desktop easily. Anyone can confirm this? Em 06/02/2019 22:38, hurrikennyandopo
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Manoj Govindraj <manmusical9@...>
Also, when I click on start menu, I see 2 lists, the start list and
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the pin tiles list which was not there before. As I mentioned earlier, I might have accidently pressed some key by which the pin tiles list has appeared and that is when my problem started. On 2/6/19, Manoj Govindraj <manmusical9@...> wrote:
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Oh, I hadn't answered yet because I wanted to confirm it first. Now
I did.
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It's just most likely you might have enabled the tablet mode. Just go to the action center and disable it and you should be fine again :) Cheers, Marcio Follow me on Twitter Em 06/02/2019 23:49, Manoj Govindraj
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Also, when I click on start menu, I see 2 lists, the start list and the pin tiles list which was not there before. As I mentioned earlier, I might have accidently pressed some key by which the pin tiles list has appeared and that is when my problem started. On 2/6/19, Manoj Govindraj <manmusical9@...> wrote:Hi friends, I tried all your suggestions but the problem still persists. Interestingly, after I restart nvda, I see a back button that nvda announces right next to the start button. As soon as I press that button, the start window opens and I again lose access to the desktop. Any thoughts? Best, Manoj On 2/6/19, hurrikennyandopo ... <hurrikennyandopo@...> wrote:Hi Windows + letter M is a windows command. It will minimize all windows that are open in front of you to the task bar. Use the Windows key + letter D to jump to the desk top. In some cases you might have to do it 2 times but in most cases only the once from any where on the desktop, task bar etc. Gene nz On 7/02/2019 12:03 PM, Manoj Govindraj wrote: Hi, For some reason from last few hours, the nvda command windows key plus M to go to the desktop has stopped working for me. When I quit nvda and restart it again, I am able to go to the desktop. But as soon as I click on start button, I am not able to access the desktop. I am sure I have accidently disabled some command which is why I am facing this issue. I use a laptop with windows 10. Would wait for your suggestions. Best, Manoj -- [Image NVDA certified expert] Check out my website for NVDA tutorials and other blindness related material at http://www.accessibilitycentral.net Regardless of where you are in New Zealand if you are near one of the APNK sites you can use a copy of the NVDA screen reader on one of their computers. To find out which location (or locations) are nearest to you please visit http://www.aotearoapeoplesnetwork.org/content/partner-libraries (Aotearoa People's Network Kaharoa). To find out which software is installed on the APNK network please visit the following link http://www.aotearoapeoplesnetwork.info/faq/software To find out how to use NVDA on APNK computers please visit the following link http://www.aotearoapeoplesnetwork.info/faq/nvda To find out which software is available on the Christchurch City Library network, and how to start the NVDA screen reader, please go to the following links. Software available https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/faq/computers/#faq_5884 How to start the NVDA screen reader on Christchurch City Library computers https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/faqs/what-screen-reader-software-is-available/ To find an NVDA certified expert near you, please visit the following link https://certification.nvaccess.org/. The certification page contains the official list of NVDA certified individuals from around the world, who have sat and successfully passed the NVDA expert exam.-- http://www.swar-ras.com |
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MAX <max@...>
On my machine windows key M minimizes all programs windows and moves focus to the desktop. It worked the same whether I was running jaws or nvda.
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From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of marcio via Groups.Io
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2019 7:47 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Windows key plus M suddenly stopped working
Windows+M will minimize all the windows? Really?
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Gene
Windows m moves you to the desktop and minimizes
all windows.
Windows d takes you to the desktop but doesn't
minimize anything. I hadn't thought about this before, but the mnemonics
make sense. Windows m for minimize, and Windows d for desktop.
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From: marcio via Groups.Io
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2019 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [nvda] Windows key plus M suddenly stopped
working I've always had the Windows+M as a way to access the desktop easily. Anyone can confirm this? Em 06/02/2019 22:38, hurrikennyandopo ...
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Really, makes sense. I should have thought :)
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Em 06/02/2019 23:57, Gene escreveu:
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Manoj Govindraj <manmusical9@...>
Guys,
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Problem solved. I just reset nvda to factory settings and now it is working fine. Thanks for all your prompt help and valuable suggestions. Best, Manoj On 2/6/19, marcio via Groups.Io <marcinhorj21@...> wrote:
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On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 08:57 PM, Gene wrote:
Windows d takes you to the desktop but doesn't minimize anything.The two commands, visually and otherwise, have the same final outcome if the destination is the Desktop. Either one presents the Desktop with no Windows open. All are minimized to the taskbar. The difference being that WinKey+D shifts the stacking order, bringing the Desktop to the front, while WinKey+M minimizes all open windows, leaving you on the desktop. You are absolutely correct that WinKey+D is a toggle, where when on the Desktop will bring up every Window you had open in the precise stacked arrangement and physical location they were when you used the toggle to get to the Desktop. I seldom see people use WinKey+D as a toggle even though it is. The sighted tend to point and click on the taskbar to bring up various windows again and most of my blind and visually impaired clients go straight to ALT+TAB to find the window they wish to bring front and center. -- Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763 A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. ~ Saul Bellow, To Jerusalem and Back
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Just played with something I hadn't ever done before when using WinKey+D.
If you use WinKey+D to go to the desktop, and do not open any additional windows while you're there, it toggles you right back to your former arrangement before having used it. If, however, you open any new window or windows, those supplant the arrangement as far as the windows go, and hitting WinKey+D toggles back to the Desktop and those newly opened windows. So WinKey+D is a toggle back to the windows arrangement prior to your having gone to the desktop if and only if you do not open any additional windows while on the desktop. Since that's probably what any one of us is going to the desktop for most of the time falling back to point and click or ALT+TAB afterward actually makes sense. -- Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763 A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. ~ Saul Bellow, To Jerusalem and Back
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Gene
How does a sighted mouse user return to the
desktop? Is the desktop, or an icon, always visible?
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From: Brian Vogel
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2019 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: [nvda] Windows key plus M suddenly stopped
working If you use WinKey+D to go to the desktop, and do not open any additional windows while you're there, it toggles you right back to your former arrangement before having used it. If, however, you open any new window or windows, those supplant the arrangement as far as the windows go, and hitting WinKey+D toggles back to the Desktop and those newly opened windows. So WinKey+D is a toggle back to the windows arrangement prior to your having gone to the desktop if and only if you do not open any additional windows while on the desktop. Since that's probably what any one of us is going to the desktop for most of the time falling back to point and click or ALT+TAB afterward actually makes sense. -- Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763 A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. ~ Saul Bellow, To Jerusalem and Back
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Brad Snyder
How about you try this. When your focus is on the Start button, you do the keyboard command Shift plus Tab and see if that moves your focus to the Desktop.
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Just a thought. Hope it helps. - Brad - On Feb 6, 2019, at 19:31, Manoj Govindraj <manmusical9@...> wrote:
Hi friends, I tried all your suggestions but the problem still persists. Interestingly, after I restart nvda, I see a back button that nvda announces right next to the start button. As soon as I press that button, the start window opens and I again lose access to the desktop. Any thoughts? Best, Manoj On 2/6/19, hurrikennyandopo ... <hurrikennyandopo@...> wrote: -- http://www.swar-ras.com |
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Brad Snyder
Confirmed. It's the same thing. When all the windows are minimized, focuses on the desktop.
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- Brad - On Feb 6, 2019, at 19:46, marcio via Groups.Io <marcinhorj21@...> wrote:
Windows+M will minimize all the windows? Really? I've always had the Windows+M as a way to access the desktop easily. Anyone can confirm this? Em 06/02/2019 22:38, hurrikennyandopo
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Brad Snyder
This is incorrect.
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Windows + M and Windows + D do the same thing. Both minimize all windows and put focus on the desktop. Only difference is that when Windows + D is repeated, focus is returned to the window that was in focus before executing the command the first time. HTH - Brad - On Feb 6, 2019, at 19:57, Gene <gsasner@...> wrote: Windows m moves you to the desktop and minimizes
all windows.
Windows d takes you to the desktop but doesn't
minimize anything. I hadn't thought about this before, but the mnemonics
make sense. Windows m for minimize, and Windows d for desktop.
Gene
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From: marcio via Groups.Io
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2019 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [nvda] Windows key plus M suddenly stopped
working I've always had the Windows+M as a way to access the desktop easily. Anyone can confirm this? Em 06/02/2019 22:38, hurrikennyandopo ...
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