Settings area, Important places to check in the Creators update with Jaws. This is a text tutorial, provided freely by The W-10 and Jaws group, all may freely share this document with anyone. Author: Jim Flusche
Section list for this guide. ****Important reminders about the Settings area. ****The Default Apps. ****Apps & Features. ****Background Apps. ****Notifications & Actions, add or remove quick actions. ****Notifications & Actions, How to control sound notifications in W-10. ****Power and sleep. ****Storage. ****-Start button area settings. ****Choosing what items to ad to the Notification Chevron button System tray area. ****How to review your Microsoft account. ****Sign in options. ****Checking for windows updates. ****Windows defender security center. ****Checking the Health of your computer using the Windows defender security center. ****Important reminders about the Settings area. After pressing Windows key+I, you can type a setting you are looking for, and press the down arrow key to see the results. Press enter or the Spacebar to go directly to that part of the settings area. In different parts of the settings area, use the Jaws touch cursor to see what's going on. For example, when doing a check for updates. Press Shift+PC cursor, to turn on the touch cursor, press the left arrow key to go to the beginning of updates, press the right arrow key to go across and read the status and results. Press the Numpad plus twice quickly, to turn back on the PC cursor. Remember to use Insert+Tab, to make Jaws repeat the Tab control and its current setting. ****The Default Apps. 1. Press Windows key+I, For the Settings area search edit box, Tab one time. 2. Press the Right arrow key to Apps, press the Spacebar, Tab one time. 3. Press the Down arrow key to, Default Apps, press Enter before Tabbing across. 4. Tab to the Edge browser, press the Spacebar, Tab to Internet Explorer, press the Spacebar. 5. Do the same for all the default Apps you wish to change in the W-10 Creators update. ****Apps & Features. 1. Press the Windows key+I, For the Settings area search edit box, Tab one time. 2. Press the Right arrow key to Apps, press the Spacebar, Tab one time. 3. You land on Apps & Features, this Tab is already highlighted for you, begin by Tabbing one time. 4. You will hear, Choose where you can get apps from. Installing only apps from the Store helps protect your PC and keep it running smoothly. Combo box Allow apps from anywhere. If your computer does not say this, press ALT+Down arrow, Highlight, Allow apps from anywhere, press enter to change and close the Combo-box. 5. Tab five times to, see the list of apps on your computer. 6. Tab one more time to, Programs & features link, press enter here to remove any programs from your computer. ****Background Apps. 1. Press Windows key+I, For the Settings area search edit box, Tab one time. 2. Press the Right arrow key to Privacy, press Enter, Tab one time. 3. Down arrow to Background Apps, press Enter. 4. Tab across here, Press the Spacebar to uncheck most of these Apps, all are checked by default. If you are taken back to the home button after unchecking an item, just Tab back to where you were. ****Notifications & Actions, add or remove quick actions. 1. Ppress Windows key+I, For the Settings area Search edit box, Tab one time. 2. Press the Spacebar on System, the first item, Tab one time. 3. Press the Down-arrow to Notifications and Actions, press the Spacebar. 4. Tab two times to, Add or remove quick actions Link, press Enter. 5. Tab across here and press the Spacebar to uncheck any item you wish not to show up in the Action center of W-10. ****Notifications & Actions, How to control sound notifications in W-10. 1. Press Windows key+I, For the Settings area search edit box, Tab one time. 2. Press the Spacebar on System, Tab one time. 3. Press the down arrow key, press the Spacebar on Notifications & Actions. 4. Tab three times to Get notifications from apps and other senders Button checked, if you want no sound Notifications at all press the Spacebar to turn all sound notices off. 5. Tab several times to individually choose what App Notifications you wish to hear, if you left, Get notifications from apps and other senders Button checked. For example, you will see Autoplay, Tab again you will see Autoplay button checked. You will hear OneDrive, Tab again, you will hear OneDrive button checked, press the Spacebar to turn off any sound notifications you do not wish to hear. ****Power and sleep. 1. Press the Windows key+I, For the Settings area search edit box, Tab one time. 2. Press the Spacebar on System, Tab one time. 3. Down arrow to, power and sleep, press the Spacebar. 4. Tab one time to, When plugged in, turn off after Combo box 15 minutes, this is for your computer monitor. 5. Tab again to, When plugged in, PC goes to sleep after Combo box 45 minutes, this is for your computer. 6. To change the combo-box, press ALT+Down arrow, use your arrow key to change the setting, press enter on your new setting and close the Combo box. ****Storage. 1. Press Windows key+I, For the Settings area search edit box, Tab one time. 2. Press the Spacebar on System, Tab one time. 3. Down arrow to Storage, press the Spacebar. 4. Tab one time you will hear something like this, ?This PC (C:). 257 GB used out of 931 GB. Button. 5. Tab to, Change where new content is saved Link, press Enter. 6. You will hear Home Button. 7. Tab one time, you will hear, New apps will save to: Combo box, This PC (C:). 8. Tab again, you will hear, New documents will save to: Combo box, This PC (C:). 9. Tab again, you will hear, New music will save to: Combo box, This PC (C:). 10. Tab again, you will hear, New photos and videos will save to: Combo box, This PC (C:). 11. Tab again, you will hear, New movies and TV shows will save to: Combo box, This PC (C:). 12. Tab again, you will hear, Change where you store your offline maps Combo box, This PC (C:). *This will be the Default location where your computer will store these items, these should be OK for most persons. ****-Start button area settings. 1. Press Windows key+I, For the Settings area search edit box, Tab one time. 2. Right arrow to personalization, press the Spacebar, Tab one time. 3. Down arrow to Start, press the Spacebar. 4. Tab one time to, Show more tiles on Start Button checked, this allows more group headers in the Pinned tiles list box. 5. Tab again to, Show app list in Start menu Button checked, this allows your apps to show up under the All Apps list box. 6. Tab again to, Show recently added apps Button checked, new apps will show up at the top of the All Apps list box. 7. Tab again to, Choose which folders appear on Start Link, press Enter here. 8. This will make shortcuts for the items in the Start list of the Start button area. For example, I recommend making a shortcut for Documents, Downloads, and your personal users folder under the Start list box area of the Start button area. 9. After pressing Enter on, Choose which folders appear on Start Link, begin tabbing across this window, press the Spacebar on any item to check it and add it to the Start list box area of the Start button area. 10. Press ALT+F4, to close this window. ****Choosing what items to ad to the Notification Chevron button System tray area. 1. Press Windows key+I, For the Settings area search edit box, Tab one time. 2. Right arrow to Personalization, press the Spacebar, Tab one time. 3. Down arrow to Taskbar, press the Spacebar. 4. Tab 11 times to, Select which icons appear on the taskbar Link, press Enter, you will land on the Home button. 5. Tab one time to, Always show all icons in the notification area Button, make sure this is not checked. 6. If the above button is checked, this will hide the Notification Chevron button and will just say system tray area when pressing the Windows key+B keystroke. 7. Tab again to, Windows Defender notification icon Button checked, if this is checked, when pressing Windows key+B, pressing the Right arrow key one time, you will hear, System Tray No actions needed. Button. 8. Tab again to, Application file for JAWS Button checked, again as you press the right arrow key from the Notifications Chevron button, you will have a Jaws icon in the System tray. 9. Tab again to, Microsoft OneDrive Button checked, again you will have an icon in the Notification Chevron button area for OneDrive, this will say, OneDrive Up to date Button. 10. Tab again to, Network Button checked, again this will put an icon for your Network in the Notification Chevron system tray area. 11. Tab again to, Volume Button checked, again this will put an icon for your speakers in the Notification Chevron button system tray area. 12. Having an icon here is easy to use, highlight the Volume control, press the Applications key, you will see Volume mixer, troubleshoot, sounds, and others. 13. Tab again to the various other choices of Icons you can ad to the Notification Chevron button system tray area, press the Spacebar to check any other items, to ad them to the system tray. *Tip, Highlight any Notification Chevron button icon, press the Applications key, you will seee a list of options, same for doing a Insert+F11, press enter on any icon for a list of options. ****How to review your Microsoft account. 1. Press Windows key+I, For the Settings area search edit box, Tab one time. 2. Right arrow to Accounts, press the Spacebar, Tab one time. 3. You land on, Your Info, Tab one time to, Manage my Microsoft account Link, press enter. 4. You will hear, continue, Internet explorer, Microsoft Account home. 5. Use the HTML Jaws keystrokes to explore this page. 6. Press Control+Home, go to the top of the page, press H, one time for heading. 7. You will hear, Hello, Down arrow to your Name, your email, and your credit card information. 8. As you continue to press H, for heading, you will hear, Recent purchases, mine says, date followed by Office 365 Home Completed $107.49. ****Sign in options. 1. Press Windows key+I, For the Settings area search edit box, Tab one time. 2. Right arrow to Accounts, press the Spacebar, Tab one time. 3. Down arrow to sign in options, press the spacebar. 4. Tab to, If you've been away, when should Windows require you to sign in again? Combo box Never, use ALT+Down arrow to open the combo box, use arrow keys to change, press enter to choose a new setting and close the combo box. 5. Tab to the second Change Button, you can set up your computer to use a pin instead of a password to log in to your computer. 6. Using a pin, you just type four letters, and wait for your desktop to come up with Jaws talking. ****Checking for windows updates. 1. Press Windows key+I, For the Settings area search edit box, Tab one time. 2. Either press the End key, or Right arrow to, Update& Security, press the Spacebar, Tab one time. 3. You land on Windows update, Tab one time to Check for updates, press the Spacebar. 4. Press Shift+PC cursor to go to the touch cursor, press the Left arrow key several times, Right arrow across the results of your check for updates window. 5. Remember when you are done using the touch cursor, press the num pad plus key two times quickly to go back to the PC cursor. ****Windows defender security center. 1. Press Windows key+I, For the Settings area search edit box, Tab one time. 2. Either press the End key, or Right arrow to Update & security, press the Spacebar, Tab one time. 3. Down arrow to, Windows defender, press the Spacebar. 4. Tab one time to Open Windows Defender Security Center Button, press enter. 5. Tab to Virus & threat protection Button, press the Spacebar. 6. Tab to Quick scan Button, press the Spacebar to start a scan. 7. *Tip, Use the Jaws touch cursor to monitor the defender scan, listen for the results, or press Windows key+A, to check in the action center when the scan is done. ****Checking the Health of your computer using the Windows defender security center. 1. Press Windows key+I, For the settings area search edit box, Tab one time. 2. Press the End key, will highlight Update & security, press the Spacebar, Tab one time. 3. Down arrow to Windows defender, press the Spacebar. 4. Tab one time to Open Windows Defender Security Center Button, press the Spacebar. 5. Tab this time to Device performance & health Button, press the Spacebar. 6. Tab to Health report list box, use the down arrow key to hear the following information. Health report List box Windows UpdateNo issues Storage capacityNo issues Device driverNo issues. Press ALT+F4 to close the windows defender security center. *All member feedback, is encouraged by me about all my lessons. *My purpose for developing all of this free material for the Blind computer user is to help teach and assist a Blind person to use w-10 with a Screen reader like Jaws. *My hope is that the Blind computer user will grow in confidence, in their ability, to use, and to navigate the w-10 computer system, using just Jaws. *We also have group members, to can help teach about using NVDA, on a W-10 computer as well. *This is one of many tutorials, I hope to produce, for the Blind community, to help teach all of them, how to use a W-10 computer using Jaws. *My hope is , That over time, they would learn how to do, and complete, various computer tasks in W-10, all by themselves. *The W-10 and Jaws yahoo group is a freely provided ministry of The River Yahoo group. *I freely offer the W-10 and Jaws group, and all of its materials, as a free and voluntary work of love, to reach out and teach all the blind computer users all over the world, how to learn how to use a W-10 computer using Jaws. You can subscribe to The Windows 10 and Jaws Yahoo group at: windows-10-and-jaws-subscr...@yahoogroups.co.in You can subscribe to The River group at: the-river-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Happy learning! God bless! From your humble Pinhead! Sincerely: Jim Flusche. Owner of the Windows 10 and Jaws and The River Yahoo groups. >From your humble Pinhead! A Ballast for My Soul Life is like a stormy sea That tosses to and fro, But God's Word will ever be A ballast for my soul. By its truth I'll be held fast Till I reach heaven's shore Where I will be home at last And sail life's sea no more! Author: Perry Boardman For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
