How to disable the Read Aloud feature?

Anonymous
2017-12-31T01:14:58+00:00

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How do I disable the read aloud feature when I right click?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Accessibility

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-02-18T21:56:43+00:00

    Considering the number of people who are posting questions about disabling the Read Aloud feature, maybe instead of telling us there is no option to do so you need to create the option to do so.  It is extremely annoying to have that disembodied voice popping up when the user is right-clicking for another purpose.  Fix it.

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-03-09T17:09:55+00:00

    Hi Brian,

    As of the moment, we have no option to disable the Read Aloud feature when you right-click. In the meantime,

    we encourage you to submit your issue using the Feedback Hub. You can either vote on an existing submission or submit a new issue. When you submit a feedback item we gather additional details and information about your issue that will help determine what’s causing it and address it. Feedback items regularly receive Microsoft responses on the submissions in the Feedback app so you can see what we are doing about your feedback. Please revisit frequently to see the status of your feedback items.

    For more information on Feedback Hub, see our support article and YouTube video.

    In order to submit new feedback, please follow these steps:

    1. On a Windows 10 device, search for “Feedback Hub” in Cortana search, then launch the app
    2. Navigate to Feedback in the left menu, then press + Add new feedback.
    3. Select the Problem, and share any details you think are relevant, and choose an appropriate category and subcategory.
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    5. Once you’ve completed the form and monitoring, click Submit.
    6. Click Continue using Feedback Hub.
    7. Click My feedback at the top, then find the item you submitted. (It may take a while to appear).
    8. Open the item you submitted, then click Share.
    9. Click Copy link, then paste the link here in your response. (It will look like https://aka.ms/ link>).

    Don't hesitate to reach out to us if you need assistance with Windows.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-03-20T16:08:29+00:00

    So, I called MS Accessibility support.  I was told that of Read Aloud is accidentally accessed you can shut it off by hitting the X button on the top right.  If it was the Narrator which was turned on, that is shut off by doing CTRL-Windows-Enter to shut off.  Can't be sure this works but putting it out there.

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-03-20T16:09:07+00:00

    So, I called MS Accessibility support.  I was told that of Read Aloud is accidentally accessed you can shut it off by hitting the X button on the top right.  If it was the Narrator which was turned on, that is shut off by doing CTRL-Windows-Enter to shut off.  Can't be sure this works but putting it out there.

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-04-02T23:47:59+00:00

    PLEASE show us average consumers, with little choice beyond Windows 10, HOW to disable the "Read out Loud" feature."

    NUMEROUS times each day I accidentally "trigger" it and have no options to rid myself of this spurious pestilence than by shutting down; thereby loosing all that I have laboriously typed into say....Gmail. 

    It is a GIANT pain in the area of the body that harbors the locus of one's fundamental orifice. 

    It would seem that disabling it should at LEAST be as easy as placing a small circular sticker over the little eye above the screen of my laptop,  which I suspect might be peeking at me even after disabling the "camera" feature. 

    Cheers and blessings in Christ,

    ELK (USNA '68)

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