Brad,

One other feature Windows 10 introduces is virtual desktops. I have not yet
tried it out, but if I understand correctly, you could, for instance, have
separate desktops for work and personal data. I guess this feature is
intended to help users become and stay organized. I don't know, however, if
it is accessible.

Michal

No, but if I use the arrow keys, JAWS does read the result that has focus.
So, while not having results read automatically is an inconvenience, at
least there is a way to navigate and activate them.

Thanks for this tip. I'm trying to apply it to iTunes move forward and backward through a track. The command is control+alt+LeftArrow and control+alt+RightArrow. Jaws assigns those keys to table commands. So, we have to press passkey a lot if moving forward and back through a track.

I tried it but now the keystrokes skip to the next or previous tracks instead.

Also, it looks like the table commands don't work in iTunes help, even after I removed the keys from itunes.jkm.

Looks like they mean it when Jaws worns me this action will overwright the table commands. How do one make key commands for an application that conflict with Jaws? I don't get it. Had to remove Jaws totally as I don't know.

Bob

Hi,
And when you type something, does JAWS read results automatically? I and
other WinTen users observed it doesn't.
Cheers,
Joseph

I haven't upgraded yet but I did sign up for the free upgrade. Sometimes I have a "Get Windows 10" window that appears to be blank with Jaws. Need to OCR it to get any text. I'm not planning to upgrade now but just wondered if others have noticed this. It keeps nagging me "rEIME!!!!!!!
Your FREE Winiiows
upgrade is ready!
upgrade is ready!"

Bob

When I bring up the start menu, JAWS says, "Search Box".

Hi,

I've been following all this Windows 10 stuff with great interest, and I just have a question (with a lot of background first):

So FS says you shouldn't use Edge, you should use Firefox or IE. (I'm doing that now in Windows 7.) You can't use the built in mail program; you should use something like Thunderbird or Outlook. (I'm doing that now in Windows 7.) And you should use Adobe Reader for PDF documents. (I'm doing that now in Windows 7.) Reviews I've read all seem to indicate that Cortana is iffy at best.

So why should I upgrade again? I'm not being smart; I'd really like to know if I'm going to gain anything other than having a new operating system that I have to use in the same old ways. The only benefit I can see is that Windows 10 will be supported beyond January of 2020, where Windows 7 will not. Am I overlooking some wonderful new feature that should cause me to want to hurry and upgrade? Or does the old saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," apply here? I'd really honestly like to know if JAWS users in particular are finding anything beneficial in the upgrade, or if it's just something fun to do to your functioning computer to see if it will still function.

P.S. Anybody on this list from Louisiana and thinking Cortana, as in mall?
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Addison, I went back and looked at the Repair email you sent and you are
correct. Nothing in it other than email header stuff from several emails.
I don't know about Repairing JAWS so I didn't look closely at the content
when it was received. Not sure what is happening. Wish I could help.
Best,
Andre

Hello Andre,
I don't see my own message in here and don't see the reply I ask about jaws
repaired either !! What's going on with all the e-mail not posted and reply
in here ?
Addison

Email seem to come through ok.

Loud and clear! :-) Your fellow musician Laura

Sent from my iPhone

Ok, I need to ask you this because Jaws is not reading the start menu. What
I need to run to go back to the installation point. I need to type it not
reading on the start menu, so can you please give me the item or utility
that I need to open to downgrade my old computer to windows 7 again?
Thanks

Hello All,

I have reply some of the message in here and I don't see my reply to get
answer from anyone in this list!! Is my e-mail coming through here?



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Hi,

I think you have 30 days from the date you updated to Windows 10 to roll
back to your previous operating system. I'm not sure if Jaws will still be
there when you roll back though. If it's not, FS gives you 3 activations of
Jaws, so, it depends on how many of those you have used. If you don't have
any activations left, you just need to contact FS and they will re-set your
count back to 3. If you are interested in rolling back to Windows 7, here
are the instructions...

How to downgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 7 or Windows 8.1

Introduction

So Windows 10 is finally here. You've taken your free upgrade, poked around
with the new flat design, Microsoft Edge, Cortana, and the whole shebang -
yet something isn't sitting right.

Whether you've run into issues with hardware, incompatible work apps, or
just plain don't like the direction Microsoft went with Windows 10, you may
want to consider rolling back to Windows 8.1 or 7. Thankfully, what may have
been a bit of a pain in the past is now a fairly simple process.

Because breaking up with Cortana can be hard to do, we've put together this
quick guide to help you make it through the emotional turmoil.

Some things to consider

There are a couple of things you should know before starting the rollback
process. The first is that you only have a month to decide whether you want
to stick with Microsoft's latest or ditch it for more familiar digs. Once
that month is up, you'll have to resort to recovery media that either came
with your computer or that you created yourself.

It's also unclear right now if users coming from Windows XP will be able to
roll back. So far, Microsoft has been quiet on that front, only mentioning
Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 as options.

Before you start

Now, with the fine print out of the way, you'll want to ensure your data is
safe and perform a quick check to make sure you can roll back. First, as
with any major system-wide change, we'd recommend backing up your important
files and pictures. Cloud storage offerings, like Dropbox and OneDrive, are
your friends here. However, if you have any sensitive files to back up, we'd
recommend doing so locally on an external hard drive.

And because you're rolling back to a previous install, this process will
obviously only work if you upgraded directly from Windows 7, 8, or 8.1. One
thing you'll want to look for is a folder called "Windows.old" in your C
directory. This contains the necessary files from your old Windows install,
and the rollback won't work without it.

It's go time

After you've backed up your important files and checked that you can indeed
roll back, the process is incredibly simple. To get started, click the start
menu and navigate to the settings app. Once it's open, you'll click through
to the section called "Update & Security."

You'll be taken to the Windows Update page by default, but that isn't what
we're concerned with. In the left pane, there will be an option called
"recovery," and that's where we'll be doing our work. You should now see
several recovery options, but the one that you'll want to go with is called
"Go back to a previous version of Windows." Simply click the button to get
started, and Windows will do its thing.

A few odds and ends

Before Windows dives into the process of rolling everything back, you'll be
prompted to provide the reason you are rolling back. Consider doing
Microsoft a solid and leaving some feedback here. And don't worry: you won't
hurt their feelings.

You'll then go through a couple of screens telling you to keep your PC
plugged in and which files will be preserved in the transition. As a note,
you might need your old password when this is finished, so be sure to
consult your password stash for that.

After you click through the screens, Windows will ask you one last time if
you want to roll back. After clicking through, Windows will restart and
begin the process. This may take a while depending on a number of things, so
you may want to read a book or play some Angry Birds while you wait
Welcome back!

And with that, you should find yourself back to Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 once
Windows finishes doing its thing. There's a chance that you could be missing
some important files, but as long as you heeded our advice and backed things
up, it should be easy to restore them.

If for some reason something went wrong with the process and you find
yourself in an unsavory place, you may have to resort to a clean install
using the recovery media that came with your machine or a USB install disk.
This can be a bit of a pain if you don't have one lying around, but our
guide to creating a Windows 8 USB installer should be of some use

Here is the website this is taken from...

http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/operating-systems/how-to-downgrade
-from-windows-10-to-windows-8-or-windows-7-1300286

HTH

Russell

I believe you need to call FS for another license. removing the existing license does not put the key back.

Thanks for making this more clear. Andre

Hi Pablo,

I don't think it has anything to do with age.
If you want to go back to Windows 7, there is an easier way.

From within Windows 10, you can downgrade and restore the old system during

30 days from the point of installation. Try to see if that works. You won't have to fiddle with JAWS activations, and your authorisation number should be retained.
And no, you cannot put the authorisation back onto the FS server.


And here's a tip for anyone wanting to spare the hastle when reinstalling.
Provided your machine stays the same and does not change its locking code after a reinstall, you can always authorise JAWS by putting JAWS.cps back onto the drive.
This file can be found in c:\program Files\Freedom Scientific\Activator.

Copy that to a save place, and whenever you have to reinstall your OS, copy it back to the same place.
You will not have to reauthorise, provided the locking code of the machine hasn't changed.

Regards,
Nermin

The JAWS Basics of Scripting Manual is located here:
http://www.freedomscientific.com/Content/Documents/Other/ScriptManual/01-0_I
ntroduction.htm

I found a reference to this in the JAWS help topics, under Script Manager,
but the link in the help topic erroneously took me to the Freedom Scientific
downloads page. So, I did a web search to find where it actually lives, and
thought I'd post it here.
-Paul

regardless if its compatible you could copy the product key information from Belarc advisor in to a word document and enter it that way.
Chuck