Narrator doesn't read what I expect it to

This topic provides information about problems you might run into when using Narrator.

• Narrator doesn't read what I expect it to read. Narrator provides basic screen-reading capabilities that allow you to use Windows when you don't have a more full-featured screen reader. Narrator is not designed to read content in all programs. For more information about screen readers and other assistive technologies, go to the Microsoft Accessibility website.
• Narrator doesn't read notifications or the contents of some folders. Narrator can't read notifications because notifications can't be selected. For the same reason, it can't read the contents of some folders.
• Narrator doesn't read some Help topics. Narrator can't read the text that appears below collapsed headings in Help topics. To read the text of Help topics with collapsed headings, tab to the Show all link at the top of the topic and press Enter to expand all the topics. Then press Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar to have Narrator read the window again.

Note

• Narrator is not available in all languages.