Hi, That is the problem. The apps you used were all Microsoft apps where Narrator works decently. Step out of the Microsoft ecosystem and the problem begins. Use Narrator with Chrome and observe the terrible compatibility. Try to read PDFs on a browser and observe the problems. They always kept Narrator as a back up screen reader so that users can install NVDA or JAWS with its help and then continue with those tools. I don't know about others but the Battery feature introduced is acting like a hit or miss for me. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
Thanks, Saurav On Sun, Jul 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM Zujar Shabbir Kanchwala < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi AI folks, > > > > I happened to experience Windows Narrator on an office laptop during the > past week having my laptop’s hard disk crashed. I was browsing Outlook and > Teams on my phone however, learnt about a spare laptop availability with my > team. I got hold of it and thought of navigating it using Windows Narrator > given JAWS download and installation restrictions due to the organization’s > IT and security policy. > > > > I found that Narrator has developed quite well with significant options > like Read Window, Battery Status announcement, web page navigation, > AI-based Image description, etc. I was able to successfully perform the > following tasks independently: > > 1. Turn Narrator On/Off using CTRL+WINDOWS+ENTER. > 2. Pair my Bluetooth headset > 3. Browse freedomscientific site to check if JAWS can be downloaded. > The download was blocked by the organization’s IT policy. > 4. Customize Narrator settings like Auto Start on Windows Login > screen, Narrator Speech Rate, Natural Voice, Typing Echo and so on. > 5. Sign in to Outlook365 through multi-factor authentication (MFA) in > Google Chrome browser. > 1. Browse through mail folders and access mails > 2. Respond to mails with message text in body and attachments > > > > While these tasks were fairly difficult using the older versions of > Narrator, these could be performed easily with the current version (around > May 2025 release). Looking forward to the day when Narrator is fully > developed and dependency on third-party commercial/free software is > reduced. This will potentially make Windows accessibility easily available > to all sections of visually challenged users across the globe. > > > > I urge you to try out the current version of Narrator and share your > experiences and tips to extract more benefits from this in-built Speech > software. ALL the Best! > > > > Warm Regards, > > Zujar > > > > Where there’s a will, there’s a way! > > > > -- > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of > the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "AccessIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/000001dbf3dd%24a6f81600%24f4e84200%24%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/000001dbf3dd%24a6f81600%24f4e84200%24%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAMDaTCbEKEVWACVG6yc2SCnLVGwateMVYRWJSoQ_TmJSgzk_7A%40mail.gmail.com.
