Do you have a mouse attached to the computer? If so you need to get into Device Manager and change the settings for the mouse to not allow it to wake the computer. If you don't a slight movement of

I wish I had a dollar for every time this thread starts up on this list as well as other lists. It seems to me there must be a reason Microsoft stopped having a shut down sound. Has anyone ever taken

But even with JAWS 2018, there is still no shutdown sound in Windows 10. The way I see it, if MS has decided to eliminate the shutdown sound, then it might aswell eliminate all system sounds.

I think MS does not want the user to totally shutdown Windows 10 in favor of providing continuous (never ending) updates.

Good morning, In my organization, we used to have MS lync. We are moving over to Skype for Business 2016 which is part of the Office suite 2016.

jaws version 16. If you're using jaws 2018 then you should be able to hear all of your system sounds with jaws. This doesn't mean that jaws 16 will not work with this latest update of windows 10.

I do not like other people making Decisions for myself! Free will, is what I want! JonasVoll Support Technician I Envision, Inc. 2301 S Water

MS accessibility tells me that I can't install windows Live Mail because Microsoft no longer supports it. What free program can my student, with JAWS 15, use for email? Much thanks, Ann

I'm with Sieghard on this one. I recently was able to set up a friend's new Windows 10 laptop without any sighted assistance. Cortana came up talking and I was able to do voice commands through about

Thanks for recommending Feediary, I've been looking for a new reader for a while. I'll give that one a try!

As does anyone who pays the slightest bit of attention. The creation of Narrator, and the degree of ongoing development of same, marked a tectonic shift in Microsoft's attitude toward

Hi All: I'm being forced to use Google calendar instead of my beloved Outlook calendar to match the support staff in a new leadership position I'm assuming in my institution. I've invested quite a bit

Why don’t you put Skype on the taskbar and then use Windows Key+whatever number to activate it when it rings? All the applications on your taskbar can be accessed this way, if you have Outlook as

I disagree with that statement about Microsoft not caring about accessibility. If this were so then why the major and continueing improvements of Narrator and if this statement was true then Apple

Richard: I run Microsoft Essentials regularly. Will certainly call Microsoft Accessibility Help if no other suggestions work. Tom Behler

-- from, mack I have had very good luck with, https://m.chase.com/ using win 7 64 bit. works fine with I e 11. haven't tried with chrome. firefox tends to hang. other than that works grea.t

My desktop machine is such a monster there is no doubt when it shuts down. My Dell laptop--an Inspiron of some sort I think--plays one short single "eh" sound. It kind of sounds like the last blast

One can't explain it.  It just seems like Microsoft just doesn't care about accessibility much.  If they didn't have their hands in the pockets of so many, they wouldn't bother with it at all I

Have you done a virus scan? Or, it may be time to call Microsoft Accessibility and have them log in and see if they can figure out what is happening. 800-936-5900 I hope it gets