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Make Windows 10 easier to see

Resize icons, adjust text size and color, customize the mouse cursor, and more—our display and vision settings make it easy to personalize your viewing experience.

See Windows 10 your way

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Use your device without a screen

The screen-reading app, Narrator, offers simplified navigation and intelligent image description, making it easy to explore a page without missing a thing on the screen.

Get started with Narrator Access braille in Narrator

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Distinguish colors easily

Boost contrast or get rid of color entirely—whether you have colorblindness, light sensitivity, or a visual preference, with color filters you can customize your screen's color palette.

Get started with color filters

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Get a closer look

Enlarge words and images with Magnifier. And with the customized settings you can use it on all or part of the screen—whatever way suits you best.

Get started using Magnifier

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Save time with shortcuts

Get the most out of Windows 10 using just your keyboard. With only a few keystrokes, you can quickly navigate Windows and enable accessibility settings.

Get started with shortcuts

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Know where you are

Make your mouse as big or small as you want or make it black if that's best for you. Windows 10 offers many ways to customize your mouse and cursor size.

Find cursor and pointer adjustments

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See every detail

Increase the color contrast of text and images on your screen, making them easier to identify. Each high contrast theme can be customized to suit your needs and tastes.

Explore high contrast themes

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Tune your computer to your needs

From mono audio to closed captioning—if you have difficulty hearing your computer, Windows 10 has a variety of settings and features that can help.

Explore audio settings

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Don't miss a beat

If you have partial hearing loss or deafness in one ear, Windows 10 helps you to hear more from your computer. Just turn on mono audio, and your left and right speakers will play the same sounds.

Configure mono audio

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Read and enjoy

Use closed captions to read the words that are spoken in movies and television shows. And with Windows 10, you can adjust the color, size, and background transparency to fit your specific needs.

Customize closed caption settings

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Don't miss a notification

Adjust notifications to make them appear on your screen longer. If you have difficulty seeing or hearing—or just prefer a longer alert—you can increase the alert display time up to five minutes.

Get longer alerts

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Take a visual cue

If you prefer visual notifications over sounds, the Ease of Access Center offers text or visual alternatives.

Set up notifications

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Dial down the distractions

Windows 10 makes it easy to minimize distractions by reducing animations and turning off background images. You can also clean up taskbar clutter, simplify the start menu, and quiet notifications.

Learn how to minimize distractions

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Improve reading comprehension

Use Reading view to clear distracting content from web pages, so you can stay focused on what you want to read. And with Learning Tools in Microsoft Edge you can have documents read aloud to you.

Learn how to enable Reading view Discover Learning Tools in Edge

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Type with confidence

Get help constructing sentences with text suggestions. Word suggestions appear, and can be inserted, as you type. It's a great feature for English language learners—and anyone who would like a little help with their writing.

Turn on text suggestions

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Get in the zone

Focus assist blocks alerts and notifications, so you can get things done without distractions. Don't worry, if there are some people you don't want to ignore, you can add them to a special list. And when you finish focusing, you'll get a summary of what you missed.

Learn more about focus assist

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Organized efficiency

Change your taskbar location, rearrange buttons, and unlock other settings to make your taskbar best suit your needs. You can also pin and group your favorite apps or unpin what you don't need. Simply drag and drop apps from the app list and pin them to the start menu as tiles.

Organize your apps and live tiles Learn how to customize your taskbar

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Read with friendlier fonts

Fluent Sitka Small and Fluent Calibri are fonts that reduce visual crowding and make reading easier for people with dyslexia.

Download fluent fonts for easier reading

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Be my voice

Windows 10 offers best-in-class support for partner augmentative and alternative communication solutions.

Learn more about our partners

Unlock limitless learning

Windows 10 helps students and educators do great things.

Learn about Windows for Education

Improve reading comprehension

Use Reading view to clear distracting content from web pages, so you can stay focused. And with Learning Tools in Microsoft Edge you can have documents read aloud to you.

Learn how to enable Reading view Discover Learning Tools in Edge

Type with confidence

Turn on text suggestions

Get in the zone

Focus assist blocks alerts and notifications, so you can get things done without distractions. Don't worry, if there are some people you don't want to ignore, you can add them to a special list. And when you've finish focusing, you'll get a summary of what you missed.

Learn more about focus assist

Dial down the distractions

Windows 10 makes it easy to minimize distractions by reducing animations and turning off background images. You can also clean up taskbar clutter, simplify the start menu, and quiet notifications.

Learn how to minimize distractions

Use your device without a screen

The screen-reading app, Narrator, offers simplified navigation and intelligent image description, making it easy to explore a page without missing a thing on the screen.

Get started with Narrator Access braille in Narrator

Distinguish colors easily

Boost contrast, or get rid of color entirely—whether you have colorblindness, light sensitivity, or a visual preference, with color filters you can customize your screen’s color palette.

Get started with color filters

Easier to use mouse and keyboard

Windows 10 gives you a number of options for making your mouse and keyboard easier to use. Change the shape and color of the mouse pointer or use Mouse Keys to move the mouse pointer with the numeric keypad. If you have trouble pressing two keys at the same time, Sticky Keys lets you type commands one key at a time.

Learn how to make input devices easier Learn more about mouse keys

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Click with your eyes

If physical disabilities make it difficult to use a keyboard, Windows 10 offers built-in support for eye control—an effective way to use your PC with just your eyes, (eye tracking hardware sold separately).

Get started with eye control

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Log in simply and securely

Accessibility settings, such as Sticky Keys and Filter Keys are available on the sign-in screen to log on to your computer. And with Windows Hello you can quickly and securely sign-in with just a look or touch, (requires specialized hardware).

Set up Windows Hello with your device Learn about accessibility sign in settings

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Type and navigate with your voice

Whether you're composing a document, an email, or surfing the web, dictation will convert your speech to text—so you can produce words without a keyboard. And with Windows Speech Recognition you can control your PC by voice alone.

Learn more about speech recognition Learn more about dictation

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Type without a keyboard

The On-Screen Keyboard (OSK) allows you to type with a pointing device, such as a mouse, trackball or joystick. And for those with mobility limitations, learning disabilities, or cognitive impairment, the word completion and word prediction tools can be helpful.

Get started with the on-screen keyboard

Additional Resources

Discover more ways to enhance your Windows 10 experience.

Windows 10 Partners

Windows 10 offers the best-in-class support for partner hardware and apps.

Learn more about our partners

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Can't find what you're looking for?

Questions about a feature? Contact our Disability Answer Desk. We have people trained to help you troubleshoot and find the right settings for you. If you're hard of hearing, please use our ASL video line.

Disability Answer Desk Windows 10 Support

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Microsoft Accessibility Features

Explore a comprehensive list of accessibility features available on Windows 10 and Office 365.

Discover more accessibility features

Learn more about Windows 10

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Windows overview

Windows allows people of all abilities to do great things. Learn more about Windows and some of the features available.

Discover Windows

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Windows blog

Stay updated on the latest Windows news.

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Windows Insider Program

Windows is committed to accessibility. To do that, we need your feedback. That's what the Windows Insider Program is all about. Please sign up and get all the newest features plus the opportunity to shape the future of Windows.

Explore the Windows Insider Program