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Magnifier
The Magnifier is a major accessibility feature in Windows. In Windows XP and Vista, Magnifier puts a bar at the top of the screen which shows a magnified view of an area near the mouse pointer. In Windows 7, Magnifier has become a more powerful full-screen magnification tool.
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Cursor width and blink rate
Changing the cursor width and blink rate can make it easier to see the cursor and control the text.
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Changing colours to high contrast
Changing the Windows colours to high contrast can help reduce glare, or improve the clarity of the picture on the screen.
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Changing the font size, icon size and screen resolution
Changing the font size, icon size and screen size all at once can be achieved by changing the screen resolution.
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Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is currently the world’s most popular family of operating systems running on most of the world’s desktop and laptop computers. The most recent version of the OS includes Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
All recent versions of Windows contain many accessibility features, although there have been notable improvements to Windows accessibility with the introduction of touch-screen functionality in Windows 8.1 and further improvements to the user interface and digital assistant support in Windows 10.
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