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Windows PE with Narrator
by Ryan Shugart 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

Hello everyone: The ISO images for the Windows 10 insider build with talking install have been posted. You can download them at this link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewadva… Note that you do need to be in the Windows Insiders program to access these images, membership is free with a valid copy of Windows. These ISOs are accessible regardless of if you are on the slow or fast ring. The instructions are below, please note that as you will be playing with the Windows installation process, I recommend not doing this on your primary machine unless you have a really really good backup. AKA, do this on a VM or a test machine if at all possible. a. Download the Windows 10 Media Creation tool from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 b. From that page, follow the instructions for creating bootable media to install Windows on another computer. You will need a USB drive at this point. This process will format the drive appropriately, download a copy of Windows 10 and put all the files on the USB drive. Note these are not the files you will ultimately use but this step gets your USB drive ready. c. When this process is done, open the USB drive in File Explorer and delete all the files. d. Now download the 15002 ISO file and open it in File Explorer. e. Copy all the files from the 15002 ISO you just opened to your USB drive. f. If you want to use a newer ISO down the road, just repeat steps C, D, and E here. That is, update your bootable media with newer files. g. If you want to use diskpart instead of the Media Creation tool to make the bootable USB with ISO, instead of steps a,b, & c above, the following commands will delete all files on the USB and make it bootable: i. Open the command prompt ii. Type: diskpart iii. Type: list disk iv. This will show all connected disks, their disk numbers, connection status and disk size v. Using the sizes, determine which disk is your USB drive and remember its disk number (i.e. Disk 2) vi. Type the following commands: (where X is the disk number of your USB drive) 1. sel dis X 2. clean 3. cre par pri 4. active 5. format fs=FAT32 Quick 6. exit h. Once the disk is formatted and prepared, you can copy the Windows installation files onto the disk from the ISO. 4. Install Windows a. Once your Computer is set to boot using the new drive and you have the USB bootable drive with the ISO image ready, insert the bootable USB drive and power on the PC. i. Ideally have a USB headset connected, although we've found Surface Pro speakers and onboard sound from several other computers will also work. b. Wait about 10-15 seconds and then press CTRL+Win+Enter to start Narrator. If you hear Narrator talking, you will be good to go. If you do not, try other USB audio hardware. To be clear, there are some configurations that will not work at this point. If you hit a point where audio won't work, power the PC off, remove the USB drive and power the PC back on. You should be back in your copy of Windows that was previously installed. c. Follow the questions and process for installing Windows. i. When you are asked to choose a partition, the best one to use will likely be selected by default. To read partition sizes, use Narrator table reading commands of CAPS+F3 and CAPS+F4. Caps+F3 will read a row cell by cell where you will hear the details about the selected partition. ii. Since you are likely installing on to a partition that has already had windows, you can pick between formatting the partition or not. If you do not format, you'll get a message about an existing copy of Windows already being present and saying that will be moved to Windows.old. You are not able to restore this but your files and such will be in there. Do not rely on this as a guarantee that you can get your files. iii. If you encounter something saying rich text, use Narrator's caps+m to read the text. iv. Pay close attention once the install starts. You'll hear a message about preparing installation repeated multiple times. You'll then hear a prompt talking about a restart. It is important you remove the USB drive at this point or you will start the entire process over. d. Wait about 30-60 seconds after the restart and press ctrl+win+enter again to start Narrator. You are now going through more of the typical setup. Note that this build 15002 also has a feature where you can try and use Cortana to answer some setup questions. You can try this out also. Ryan Shugart Program Manager II, Cloud+Enterprise Accessibility Microsoft Corporation 425-705-1262

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FW: URGENT NOTICE - ZoomText and Window-Eyes Digital Certificate Issue
by Timothy Spaulding 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

Hello All, Sharing the below information that was passed to the Disability Answer Desk at Microsoft. We wanted to be sure you got this urgent information that will affect all ZoomText 10.1 plus and Window-Eyes 9.5 plus users. January 17, 2017: Urgent Notification Forthcoming Startup Failures in ZoomText 10.1 and other Ai Squared Software Products Problem The digital certificate used to certify newer ZoomText and Window-Eyes software products has been compromised. As a result, our certificate will be revoked on or around January 26th, which will result in startup failures for the following Ai Squared products. Affected Ai Squared Software Products When attempting to start the following Ai Squared software products, the product will fail to launch and display a Windows error message: "A referral was returned from the server" * ZoomText Magnifier v10.1 Build numbers 10.10.8 through 10.11.6 * ZoomText Magnifier/Reader v10.1 Build numbers 10.10.8 through 10.11.6 * ZoomText Fusion v10.1 Build numbers 10.11.1 through 10.11.5 * ZoomText Keyboard v4 Build numbers 4.0.0 and 4.1.0 * Window-Eyes v9.5 Build numbers 9.5.1 and 9.5.3 When attempting to start the following Ai Squared software products, the product may launch even though the certificate has been revoked. Anti-virus utilities may detect the invalid certificate and block the software from running. * ZoomText ImageReader v1.2 Build numbers 1.2.16106 * ZoomText Voices (language packs) v1.0 Build numbers 1.0.1.4693 * Vocalizer Expressive v1.3 (for Windows Eyes) Build numbers 1.3.0.13329 Note: Inspection of the certificate will show that the certificate is invalid. Inspection and validation of certificates is a process performed by some organizations. Solution (software updates) For each of the affected products, software updates incorporating a new digital signature will be released and available for download at this link http://www.aisquared.com/CertificateFix/<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aisquar…> prior to January 26th. Warning When Disabling Security Options Ai Squared strongly recommends against disabling these security options. Various websites provide steps for disabling Windows security options with the expectation that unsigned software executables will start and run. Disabling these security options will not fix these problems for the ZoomText and Windows Eyes products and may compromise security and protection from malware. Conclusion We apologize for the inconvenience this issue has caused you, but assure you we are doing everything possible to rectify this matter as soon as possible. To minimize downtime, we encourage you to update your software as soon as possible. If you have questions or require assistance resolving this problem, contact the Ai Squared support team at (727) 803-8600 option 2 or support(a)aisquared.com<mailto:support@aisquared.com>. Best Regards, Bryan Carver JAWS & MAGic Certified<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freedom…> VFO(tm) | Director US Technical Support 11800 31st Court North, St. Petersburg, FL 33716 T 800-444-4443 Ext 1026 bcarver(a)vfogroup.com<mailto:bcarver@vfogroup.com> www.vfogroup.com<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vfogrou…>

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FW: URGENT NOTICE - ZoomText and Window-Eyes Digital Certificate Issue
by Timothy Spaulding 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

Hello All, Sharing the below information that was passed to the Disability Answer Desk at Microsoft. We wanted to be sure you got this urgent information that will affect all ZoomText 10.1 plus and Window-Eyes 9.5 plus users. January 17, 2017: Urgent Notification Forthcoming Startup Failures in ZoomText 10.1 and other Ai Squared Software Products Problem The digital certificate used to certify newer ZoomText and Window-Eyes software products has been compromised. As a result, our certificate will be revoked on or around January 26th, which will result in startup failures for the following Ai Squared products. Affected Ai Squared Software Products When attempting to start the following Ai Squared software products, the product will fail to launch and display a Windows error message: "A referral was returned from the server" * ZoomText Magnifier v10.1 Build numbers 10.10.8 through 10.11.6 * ZoomText Magnifier/Reader v10.1 Build numbers 10.10.8 through 10.11.6 * ZoomText Fusion v10.1 Build numbers 10.11.1 through 10.11.5 * ZoomText Keyboard v4 Build numbers 4.0.0 and 4.1.0 * Window-Eyes v9.5 Build numbers 9.5.1 and 9.5.3 When attempting to start the following Ai Squared software products, the product may launch even though the certificate has been revoked. Anti-virus utilities may detect the invalid certificate and block the software from running. * ZoomText ImageReader v1.2 Build numbers 1.2.16106 * ZoomText Voices (language packs) v1.0 Build numbers 1.0.1.4693 * Vocalizer Expressive v1.3 (for Windows Eyes) Build numbers 1.3.0.13329 Note: Inspection of the certificate will show that the certificate is invalid. Inspection and validation of certificates is a process performed by some organizations. Solution (software updates) For each of the affected products, software updates incorporating a new digital signature will be released and available for download at this link http://www.aisquared.com/CertificateFix/<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aisquar…> prior to January 26th. Warning When Disabling Security Options Ai Squared strongly recommends against disabling these security options. Various websites provide steps for disabling Windows security options with the expectation that unsigned software executables will start and run. Disabling these security options will not fix these problems for the ZoomText and Windows Eyes products and may compromise security and protection from malware. Conclusion We apologize for the inconvenience this issue has caused you, but assure you we are doing everything possible to rectify this matter as soon as possible. To minimize downtime, we encourage you to update your software as soon as possible. If you have questions or require assistance resolving this problem, contact the Ai Squared support team at (727) 803-8600 option 2 or support(a)aisquared.com<mailto:support@aisquared.com>. Best Regards, Bryan Carver JAWS & MAGic Certified<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freedom…> VFO(tm) | Director US Technical Support 11800 31st Court North, St. Petersburg, FL 33716 T 800-444-4443 Ext 1026 bcarver(a)vfogroup.com<mailto:bcarver@vfogroup.com> www.vfogroup.com<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vfogrou…>

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letsencrypt certificates
by David Mehler 18 Jan '17

18 Jan '17

Hello, Is anyone using letsencrypt for their CA for creating, managing, renewing certificates? If so, how do you like them? How do you find browser and mobile support? Have you had any issues or are there things I need to know that are not in the official docs for setup, configuration, and daily usage? Thanks. Dave.

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Quick Survey
by Bill Dengler (Outlook on Windows 10) 17 Jan '17

17 Jan '17

Hello, If you're blind or visually impaired, please take this quick survey on reading media. It's part of an internal assessment for my math class. Thanks in advance for your time! https://goo.gl/forms/6KbTsqb2SafvUVru1 Bill

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letsencrypt certificates
by David Mehler 16 Jan '17

16 Jan '17

Hello, Is anyone using letsencrypt for their CA for creating, managing, renewing certificates? If so, how do you like them? How do you find browser and mobile support? Have you had any issues or are there things I need to know that are not in the official docs for setup, configuration, and daily usage? Thanks. Dave.

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News on Accessible WIN PE & WIN RE via Windows 10 Insiders build
by Christopher McMillan 10 Jan '17

10 Jan '17

Windows 10 Build 15002 shows new accessibility of installations for Sys admins Read more https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/01/09/announcing-windows-1… Sent from my Windows 10 phone

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News on Accessible WIN PE & WIN RE via Windows 10 Insiders build
by Christopher McMillan 09 Jan '17

09 Jan '17

Windows 10 Build 15002 shows new accessibility of installations for Sys admins Read more https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/01/09/announcing-windows-1… Sent from my Windows 10 phone

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Azure issues - Update from Microsoft.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 06 Jan '17

06 Jan '17

Hello, Please find an update from Microsoft in relation to the Azure accessibility issues I reported in December. This looks promising but hopefully fixes will be released between now and March. Hi Darragh, I'm sorry that a response took so long. There were a lot of "out of office" replies in the month of December. For your issues.... 1. the link to add subnets and add Subnet gateway is not properly labelled. * This is an extension issue and is just now being assessed by the product group for being fixed. 2. It is no longer possible to select the location for your Azure resource. a grid might or might not appear but pressing space doesn't add the contents to the edit box. * This is a larger issue with grid and we are aware of this, the fix will go live in March 3. Sometimes Jaws gets stuck. During this time when pressing shift and E, instead of looking for the last edit field it's telling me I'm not in a table. * This is now logged and in the backlog. 4. Adding a site to site connection on the virtual network gateway. Unable to select a local network gateway. The blade appears blank. * This is an extension issue and is just now being assessed by the product group for being fixed. Thank you again for reporting these issues we are working to resolve them as soon as we can. --Message from MS ends-- Regards darragh

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Azure issues - Update from Microsoft.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 06 Jan '17

06 Jan '17

Hello, Please find an update from Microsoft in relation to the Azure accessibility issues I reported in December. This looks promising but hopefully fixes will be released between now and March. Hi Darragh, I'm sorry that a response took so long. There were a lot of "out of office" replies in the month of December. For your issues.... 1. the link to add subnets and add Subnet gateway is not properly labelled. * This is an extension issue and is just now being assessed by the product group for being fixed. 2. It is no longer possible to select the location for your Azure resource. a grid might or might not appear but pressing space doesn't add the contents to the edit box. * This is a larger issue with grid and we are aware of this, the fix will go live in March 3. Sometimes Jaws gets stuck. During this time when pressing shift and E, instead of looking for the last edit field it's telling me I'm not in a table. * This is now logged and in the backlog. 4. Adding a site to site connection on the virtual network gateway. Unable to select a local network gateway. The blade appears blank. * This is an extension issue and is just now being assessed by the product group for being fixed. Thank you again for reporting these issues we are working to resolve them as soon as we can. --Message from MS ends-- Regards darragh

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