Yes, that left most button at the top is a slider and it disables the Windows
key which apparently is something many gamers like to do so they don’t
accidently hit it and the Windows/Cortana search box comes up in the middle of
their game.
I can’t remember if it has to be to the left or to the
If you have sighted help who is somewhat technologically capable, e.g. they
know the basics about dragging and dropping etc. it’s not so hard to do.
You might even be able to ask Microsoft Accessibility to help with this or
Aira, if you are subscribing since something like this would take more
Fantastic! I have one of these keyboards at my desk and one in the bedroom.
Apparently that switch was getting moved without my knowledge when the
keyboards were being moved around.
I had spent a lot of time developing work arounds and really appreciate your
input.
Tony
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Hello Tony,
I had this problem initially and my Husband was able to fix this. At the very
top of the board the first group of three buttons, the first button needs to be
in the left most position. That will probably fix your Windows key issue.
Best,
Terri Hedgpeth
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Another thought I have had is using Jaws scripts to substitute actions for the
left hand keys. I assume they have different scan codes than the regular F1-F6
keys but don’t know how to find out what they use.
Also, my Windows keys are disabled from time to time. I had installed the GHUB
Territek,
Thanks for these detailed instructions. It's so nice that we still know how to
use words to explain things when so many companies seem to be moving to
pictorial and image explanations that leave lots to be desired even for those
not using screen readerss.
I will say that with
Thank you Sieghard,
I discovered that as well. Here is some of the information that a sighted
person took from the website. Most of it was image text so not easily accessed
by JAWS users. These are step by step directions. Setting up will still require
sighted assistance though.
How to
It will do all of what you said, but it will also let you program the 6 G-keys
on the left. Sorry, I use that keyboard at work and therefore can’t check now,
but I do know that while I could see/read some stuff in that application, I had
to get one of my employees to drag and drop things onto
