How do I disable narrator forever?
I deleted my Narrator.exe
I found it in the Windows\System32 folder. Before I deleted Narrator.exe I right-clicked the file, Properties. Then I took ownership and changed the permissions giving me full control.
Having changed the access control, I deleted Narrator.exe.
I checked in Control Panel - Ease of access, when I clicked on Narrator nothing happened, just what I wanted.
One of following methods should work.
Method A
- Navigate to System32.
- Locate Narrator.exe.
- Disable execution permission.
Method B
- Open regedit.exe.
Create the following key.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\Narrator.exe
In that key, create a new string value named
Debugger
and assign it the value%1
.
Reference: Disabling Narrator.
I disabled Narrator for a while on Windows 8 (by finding 'Narrator.exe' and adding an access-control entry to deny 'Read & execute' permission for the built-in principal 'Everyone'), because I hated it too. However, when I upgraded to Windows 8.1 Narrator became enabled again. It was then that I found a better solution to the problem of being annoyed by Narrator:
- Open Narrator Settings (the modern version; search Start)
- Enable Narrator using the slide-bar
- Select voice 'Microsoft Zira'
- Slide the pitch to minimum
- Slide the speed to minimum
- Disable Narrator using the slide-bar
Now, when I accidentally press Windows+Enter I can laugh at the funny voice, which means I don't get annoyed. The best part is pressing Windows+Enter again to disable Narrator. Slow Zira's valediction cracks me up every time.