This is unfortunate news to say the least. Although to be fair they think they are doing everybody some measure of improving their searching experience.
Not in my opinion, but then again I don't use Cortana at all, but if I did life just got a little harder. David Ferrin A complex system that does not work is invariably found to have evolved from a simpler system that worked perfectly. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Bailes Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 7:05 AM To: Jaws Users Subject: [JAWS-Users] Windows 10: Edge is now used for web search results from taskbar search box. In windows 10, if you open the start menu, type some search terms, and open a web search result, then until a few days ago, it used to open the search in your default browser. The same applied if you were using Cortana, and it didn't know the answer to your request. However, Microsoft have changed this so these now open in the Edge browser, irrespective of which browser you have set as your default browser. Unfortunately, Edge is not accessible using Jaws or Window Eyes, though it is at least partially accessible using NVDA or narrator. This seems like a very surprising decision by microsoft, to make this change before Edge is accessible by users of all the major screen readers. This is a link to the announcement by microsoft: https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/04/28/delivering-personaliz ed-search-experiences-in-windows-10-through-cortana/ David. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
