Left click on the Windows logo at the bottom left of the screen to open the Windows options.To disable Narrator both currently and at startup: This means that if you want to use Narrator again, you’ll have to go through this process to turn it back on. The last option on the list turns off Narrator. Click End Task in the lower right corner of the window OR right-click the process you are ending and select End Task from the menu.Under the “Processes” tab, find and click to highlight the Screen Reader option in the list of programs currently running.Open up the Task Manager window by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc OR right-clicking the taskbar and selecting Task Manager from the menu OR pressing Ctrl + Alt + Del and choosing Task Manager from the list.To accomplish this and make Narrator stop reading all the text on your screen continuously: If none of the previous methods worked, you may need to force quit Narrator from the Task Manager window. Narrator stays on, but turns off until you turn on or restart your computer. You can also click the ‘X’ in the top right corner of the window to exit the application just like any other. Click on it to turn off the Narrator feature. At the bottom of the Narrator window, look for Exit Narrator. While Narrator is on, you should be able to pull up the Narrator window. If you can’t hear the Narrator’s voice or the shortcut methods aren’t working for you, move on to the next method. You will hear the Narrator’s voice say, “Leave Narrator,” as long as you enter correctly. In case none of these options work, you can try holding down the Caps Lock key and pressing the Esc key. For Windows 8, 7 and Vista, you just need to omit the Ctrl part of the previous shortcut and press Win + Enter at the same time.
The method may vary slightly depending on the version of Windows OS you are using.įor Windows 10 users, you can hold down Ctrl + Win and then press Enter to turn off Narrator. In Windows 10 to Vista, you can use a keyboard shortcut to turn off Narrator.