Microsoft Windows 11, 2025 (Client, PC)
Accessibility Conformance Report published by Microsoft
Conformance by level
Reported by the vendor. WCAG Level AA is the benchmark referenced by ADA Title II, Section 508 and the European Accessibility Act; Level AAA is optional and often left unevaluated.
Level A — 32 criteria
- Supports
- 18
- Partially supports
- 11
- Does not support
- 0
- Not applicable
- 3
- Not evaluated
- 0
Level AA — 24 criteria
- Supports
- 10
- Partially supports
- 12
- Does not support
- 0
- Not applicable
- 2
- Not evaluated
- 0
Level AAA — 31 criteria
- Supports
- 0
- Partially supports
- 0
- Does not support
- 0
- Not applicable
- 0
- Not evaluated
- 31
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All reported criteria (87)
| Criterion | Name | Level | Conformance | Remarks from vendor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 | Non-text Content | A | Supports | |
| 1.2.1 | Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) | A | Supports | |
| 1.2.2 | Captions (Prerecorded) | A | Not Applicable | |
| 1.2.3 | Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) | A | Not Applicable | |
| 1.3.1 | Info and Relationships | A | Partially Supports | Hyper-V needs to support audio natively so Narrator can be used for OS install and configuration. - As workaround Use a script (available online) to perform an unattended install.[Registry Editor] Narrator is not reading the binary values in "Edit binary values" dialog.[SingleAppKiosk]Narrator/NVDA focus is not moving to the "How will this kiosk be used" popup instantly when it opens and the information regarding the popup is also not announced. - As a workaround With Caps + W it will read all the data present on the dialog.[Print Management][Deploy with group policy Browse for a group policy object] With Narrator/NVDA scan mode, unable to open the "View menu" dropdown using keyboard.[Hyper-V: Management Tools_New Virtual machine] When navigating with a screen reader to the button 'Next' and pressing enter, the screen name is not announced by Narrator - As a workaround With Caps+W screen reader will announce all the detailsWhile an installation is in progress, screen reader is not announcing any info related to the Windows Security dialog appearing on the screen.In M365 Copilot Chat, Upon deleting the value in 'Go to Line' edit field, screen reader announces some random information. As a workaround, select all letters to understand the letters present in the edit field or navigate letter by letter.When the user moves from top to bottom within the same column, Narrator does not announce row headers.Multiple tool bars are defined; because of that some controls are navigable via arrow keys and screen reader is not providing this information. Some controls are navigable via Tab key, because of which some controls might get missed.In Performance Monitor, Screen reader is not announcing any information while navigating to colors in colors dialog.In OOBE, Narrator stays completely silent upon landing on "Your account is not enabled for password reset" page.Stream Webpart dialogues and elements are incorrectly being announced as "bulleted lists" despite not bearing any resemblance to a bulleted list in form or functionality.In Xbox Dialog while navigating with narrator in 'Button/Link' mode navigation, focus moves to the background elements.While using Ink & Pen on a Surface device, Narrator focus moves out of the EIC panel on invoking "Expand more options" button. In Edge on the Copilot page, Narrator is reading the response one word per press of down arrow. In Find, screen reader users are not notified about the search results, while searching inside the "find dialog" and navigating through search results. In the Chinese IME, focus is not remaining in settings after giving any input through keyboard. Using the Data Protection API, Narrator/NVDA is not announcing the text present below the radio buttons when the focus lands. In Notepad, there is an intermittent issue with screen reader focus and it not being in sync with keyboard when user is navigating inside system menu. Using PowerApps, Narrator is announcing incorrect state of "Expanded" when the Due field is in a collapsed state. In the A11yHub app, when a user uses screen reader and navigates using arrow keys through the suggestions, screen reader does not announce under what label the suggestions are present. In the Hailey federated sign-in page, on navigating to links under "Having trouble? contact" heading, Narrator is directly announcing "contact and get help" links which is under "Having trouble? contact".File, Find & Settings UI screens are having accessibility issues impacting the low vision, keyboard and screen reader users. Screen Reader User -checkbox state, radio button selected state, position of menu items is not identified. Returned search results is not announced. Spin button is not triggered when in scan mode navigation. Scan mode navigation is not aligned with visual order. Low Vision User - In Aquatic mode, focus indicator not visible on Color controls. Keyboard User - Focus moves to hidden controlIn Find, screen reader users will not be notified about search results. In the Desktop Context Menu, the context menu access key is still visible after accessing "sort by" menu item using access key "O". In About Microsoft Management Console, using scan mode, Narrator is reading icon and separator line present in the dialogue as just "images". In set Printer default, Narrator is not announcing section name as "MMC" and "Snap in" from 1 item of 1 section to another.Narrator/NVDA is not announcing as disabled for the disabled "Copy Count" control with down arrow key.When navigating with the Narrator using tab key over the zoom slider button, incorrect value is announced about zooming level. If the zooming level is set to 100%, it is announcing it as 50%.Narrator/NVDA is not announcing selected information in the "To" edit field under "New Fax".Narrator/NVDA is not announcing label name "Cover page", "Dialing rule" combo box and subject edit field.Table patterns are not consistently supported.Control names are not consistently distinct from control types.Narrator is announcing as unchecked for checked "Print" checkbox under basic permission when we navigate in scan mode.Narrator focus is going to invisible content after security tab, when we navigate in scan mode in Print Management.Using TAB key & navigating to the table narrator is not announcing the entire row information of "All Printers".When the Narrator focus is on the "Show/Hide Console Tree" and "Show/Hide Action Pane" buttons present in the toolbar, the Narrator/NVDA does not announce whether the button is currently selected or not.In Print Management, there is a lack of Narrator Announcement for "Spinner" Elements in "Available from" Radio Button under "Advanced" Section.In the "Add Wizard" dialog, when the focus is on the "Next" button within the welcome section, pressing Enter directs users to the "Driver Selection" section. However, there is an issue with Narrator/NVDA announcements, as it fails to provide any audible feedback or information about the transition to the "Driver Selection" section.In Print Management, some of the name properties are focusable elements and null. In the "Add/ Remove Dialog", Narrator/NVDA does not announce any message when we "Add"/"Remove" columns from "Available Columns" to "Displayed Columns" and vice versa.Narrator/NVDA is not announcing the tooltip "Type a fax numbers separated by semicolon" and "Type a subject" when "To" edit field and "Subject" edit field receiving screen reader focus.When navigating to "Application control policies" and expanding it narrator is not announcing the information which is present in the pane i.e., "Expand application control policies node to configure Application control policies. The next tab does not go to the pane, it moves to the items.When navigating to "Executable Rules" and expanding it narrator is not announcing the information which is present in the pane i.e., "There are no items to show in this view".NVDA/JAWS is not reading about the location once we select a location using search in "Set default" of Privacy & Security. NVDA/JAWS is not announcing the changed value of color profile, once we hit Enter on color profile button to change the value.NVDA/JAWS is not announcing the heading of new opened dialog when we hit Enter on "Next" button in System Settings when using color calibration screen.In WiFi settings under Graphics, NVDA/JAWS is not announcing the status message "We couldn't find anything to show here...", when we search in search field.Narrator is not announcing the group name as "allowed device" when the focus lands on the list items in WiFi Display.The column headers of Application Pool table are not accessible with NVDA/JAWS. These table headers are not accessible in Browse mode, Object navigation mode of NVDA and VPC mode of JAWS.When we are navigating in scan mode on the screen 'Create Virtual Machine', screen reader focus is going on the decorative image (image present besides the text Local installation source and image present besides Windows 11 dev environment) and there is no name is defined for it.In Hyper-V Management Tools, Screen reader (Narrator/NVDA) is not reading the state for selected or non-selected in left navigation side.Narrator is not announcing the license terms present on Applicable notice and license terms screen.In Hyper-V Management Settings, when we are navigating with narrator in the left navigation section, there is no announcement done for the items present in the left navigation.In Hyper-V Management Settings, when we are navigating to the section 'MMC' and 'snap - in', there is no announcement of the section name by the Narrator which first focus lands on the first control i.e., Console tree and Menus respectively of the section.In Hyper-V Management Settings, unable to navigate in scan mode using up/down arrow keys by the Narrator on the screen 'Firmware' present under the settings. Similar issue is observed with NVDA while navigating in Object navigation mode.In Hyper-V Management Settings, when we are navigating to screen by pressing enter on Next button, Narrator is announcing the Summary pane to each screen which is wrong.When booting Windows from a USB, in the language settings dialogue, Narrator is unnecessarily announcing the text "spell" while announcing the position number. Narrator/NVDA is not announcing the checkbox group label "Look At" for the checkboxes present in the group in "Find" dialog.Narrator/NVDA is not announcing the converted ASCII value when we add hex value in the edit box.In Registry Editor, Narrator/NVDA is not announcing the data present in "Value data" edit box, when the focus lands in edit box.In Registry Editor, Narrator/NVDA is not announcing about the suggestion list which appears when we start typing in search edit box.In Data Protection API, Narrator/NVDA is not announcing the text present below the radio buttons when the focus lands.In Data Protection API, Narrator/NVDA is not announcing as required for the required "Password" and "Confirm" edit boxIn Operator Messaging, the text "Conversations" is not defined as a header item.Narrator is not reading the labels names "Display Disk" and "Display Disk Regions".When changing the band to "Any available or 5GHz band" screen reader is not announcing the information icon related data appearing at the top of the page.In Hyper-V Management tool, when activating Virtual Machine, users are unable to navigate to the text with JAWS.While navigating the content using Narrator in scan mode with the up/down arrow keys, the screen reader does not announce the 'less-than' symbol ('<') when it appears in a numeric comparison context (e.g., “< 1”).When using Narrator to navigate to the graph's bar and pressing Enter to select it, the updated information on the screen is not announced by Narrator. There is value related screen on and off is changing but that info is not conveyed by Narrator.On the "Add Device" page, when connecting one Bluetooth hearing device, a suggestion appears stating "We found the other hearing aid. Connect now." While NVDA announces this information, it incorrectly adds the stat.When there is some network issue we are getting an error message as "There's no internet connection..." and NVDA/JAWS is not reading this error message.In "Shrink Volume" using scan mode, narrator is reading icon present in the dialogue as "7206 image" |
| 1.3.2 | Meaningful Sequence | A | Partially Supports | In 'Windows Terminal', while navigating in scan mode users are not able to access complete content in Help dialog. As a workaround, the same help commands are available online at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/xperf/reference.When an installation is in progress, a Windows Security dialog may appear on the screen which is not accessible while using Narrator.In Windows Terminal, Narrator's scan mode is not able to access complete content in Help dialog. Here screen reader is announcing information from starting of the dialog once help dialog getting opened, but it stops announcing middle of the page.In Settings, when using scan mode and doing a search, focus is going to invisible area and reading as admin.In Settings in Security, after security tab in narrator scan mode the next down arrow key does not move to "OK " button but instead announces no next item. |
| 1.3.3 | Sensory Characteristics | A | Supports | |
| 1.4.1 | Use of Color | A | Partially Supports | Resource Monitor: A user may have difficulty differentiating between colors of bar-chart in greyscale mode. As a workaround, the user can interpret the remaining memory information by seeing the visual information (in terms of %) in the table. |
| 1.4.2 | Audio Control | A | Supports | |
| 2.1.1 | Keyboard | A | Partially Supports | Unable to access Open Resource monitor link using keyboard.[This PC][Properties - Quota] Table column headers are interactive, but they are not keyboard accessible with tab and arrow keys.[Windows Scan App] Cropping option for a scanned document is not accessible with keyboard keys.[Windows Settings: Activation] There is no way for the keyboard users to invoke the "Change to retail demo" dialog from activation settings via keyboard.[Hyper-V: Management Tools_Settings]Refresh button present under setting window is not keyboard accessible.[Hyper-V: Management Tools][New virtual machine] Image file (iso) radio button is not accessible with keyboard.The bug affects Screen read users interacting with the Touch Keyboard settings: when the settings button is activated, focus doesn't immediately shift to the dropdown options, disrupting navigation flow. This impacts accessibility and may breach WCAG guidelines. A programmatic focus update is recommended to ensure a smoother experience. As a workaround, users can navigate to the opened dropdown with swipe.Narrator isn’t recognizing or responding to keyboard shortcuts meant for table navigation, making it difficult for users to move between rows and columns using expected key commands. This disrupts the ability of screen reader users to interact efficiently with tabular data.System menu option is not accessible rather background controls are getting clicked, as a workaround option can be accessed using universal shortcut key.'Zoom In/Out' shortcut keys are not working when focus is on the Map Area. As a workaround the zoom in/out controls can be used.No action is getting performed on canvas, when user try to perform respective action on canvas using keyboard.Link 'Open resource monitor' does not receive focus with keyboard in "New window from here" pane in Performance Monitor.For MS Paint, 'More about Image Creator' and 'Terms of service' links are not keyboard accessible.In Maps, no action is getting performed, when user try to close the expanded 'Ink toolbar' via esc key. Ink toolbar controls are not getting closed even when focus moves out of the pop-up via tab key.In Snipping Tool Application, control from which system menu was triggered is getting activated, when we try to activate 'Minimize' option from system menu.In the Performance Monitor application, not able to access all controls available in page after applying 'Title Horizontally' using keyboard.In Settings on the "Change position of on-screen indicators", the Notification settings page opens and Keyboard focus lands on the position button, but the page does not scroll to bring the focused element into view. Only after pressing Tab, the page scrolls and shows the next focused control.Users unable to navigate inside the clipboard using up/down arrow keys when focus in the paint app.User should be able to access join button on reminder card in start through keyboard.In Settings, upon hitting alt + space key in L2 page, along with triggering the menu, user is redirected to L1 page.In OOBE, ease of access & volume buttons are not accessible when ‘Let’s connect you to a network’ screen appears, but users can access the elements in the EOA with the keyboard shortcuts. Using the Touch Keyboard and the Expressive Input Panel, users are unable to access the controls in the on-screen keyboard using swipe gestures. Immediately after invoking the keyboard button, on screen keyboard is shown but on swiping right/left focus is traversing in the task Expressive Input Panel button (i.e., Tap on the button) and the swipe right/left again the focus jumps on to the task bar controls.When using touch with Narrator, triple tap/double tab does not modify value of elements with the role="slider".Once you connect VM going on Hyper-V and connect to it, you will find you can’t do things like Alt + Tab, Alt + F4, etc. It acts like the alt key being pressed isn’t going through to the VM and I can’t use any of the keyboard navigation requiring the Alt key it would be difficult for the Keyboard and screen reader-dependent users who navigate the application to perform required tasks on that control.In Clipboard, when using the Paint app, users unable to navigate inside the clipboard using Up/down arrow keys when focus is in the paint app.Navigation hotkeys and mouse buttons no longer work automatically in WinAppSDK, but normal keyboard keys can be used to perform the actions as hotkeys are not working. When users close or dismiss the 'schedule your backup' dialog, keyboard focus is getting trapped in the 'Review your backup settings' dialog. Users need to press ESC to dismiss the dialog and re-navigate again from the home pane. Users can access by pressing ESC and re-launching the pane from first screen. Users are unable to select specific text inside the selected area for text extraction using the keyboard. The 'Copy' and 'Select All' controls that appear after selecting an area with the mouse are also not accessible via keyboard navigation.When using ListView's sort order, the headers in Systems Lists are not keyboard accessible. User is unable to invoke "Change to retail demo" dialog is not accessible with keyboard.In Issued Certificates, the'Next/Previous month', 'Go to Today', 'Year' & 'Month' controls in the calendar date picker are not accessible via keyboard. The screen reader does not announce these controls, and they cannot be activated using keyboard navigation.Users cannot arrange files/folders on Windows Desktop using only keyboard navigation.User is unable to invoke taskbar context menu with any keyboard shortcuts. With Shift+F10/Win+Alt+Enter. Shortcut to invoke the taskbar context menu is not documented.When using a touch screen device and Narrator, triple tap/double tab does not modify value of elements with role="slider".Unable to access the controls in the on-screen keyboard using swipe gestures. Immediately after invoking the keyboard button, on screen keyboard is shown but on swiping right/left focus is traversing in the task Expressive Input Panel button (i.e., Tap on the button) and the swipe right/left again the focus jumps on to the task bar controls.A user can be more efficient while using Outlook because Narrator's queueing system is enhanced to handle events and focus issues more reliably.In System List View, when using the ListView's sort, the headers are not accessible by keyboard and sort order cannot be changed by keyboard. Unable to adjust column width of "Printers" table using keyboard as keyboard focus is not going to column headers.In Windows Fax and Scan, the blue-ribbon button controls are not accessible by using keyboard. In Settings in the Toolbar, Toolbar and column headers are not accessible using keyboard.While navigating with tab key, keyboard focus is not going over the Search and dropdown separately in the find edit field at the header section. Focus is going as group (over Search and dropdown button). If we press down arrow key, drop down expanded and we press enter, it started searching.The tooltip "Type a fax numbers separated by semicolon" and "Type a subject" for "To" edit field and "Subject" is not accessible using keyboard.The "Fax" and "Scan" button is not accessible using short cut keys "CTRL+TAB", "CTRL+ARROW KEYS" and the keyboard.While navigating with the tab key to the 'Home' screen, keyboard focus is going over the invisible controls after checkpoints dropdown. While checking with Narrator, it is announcing 'Checkpoints pane, 0 item selected, after one tab it is announcing 'Detail pane, 0 items selected then it is announcing Summary tab. Then focus is visible on the tree items present in the console windows.Keyboard focus is not moving to the converted value section when the focus is on the Hex section.When we navigate back to the rename windows from other screen, we are unable to access the controls present on the rename dialog. Even if any dialog appear on the screen we are unable to access the controls.In IIS Manager, users are unable to sort the column header as the keyboard focus is not going to the column header.In IIS Manager, users are unable to sort the column header as the keyboard focus is not going to the column header. |
| 2.1.2 | No Keyboard Trap | A | Partially Supports | Dropdown focus breaks: after opening settings on the Touch Keyboard, pressing the down arrow traps focus on "Press keyboard keys" instead of moving through options. As a workaround, user can press Tab to navigate further. |
| 2.1.4 | Character Key Shortcuts | A | Supports | |
| 2.2.1 | Timing Adjustable | A | Supports | |
| 2.2.2 | Pause, Stop, Hide | A | Supports | |
| 2.3.1 | Three Flashes or Below Threshold | A | Supports | |
| 2.4.1 | Bypass Blocks | A | Supports | Note: Keyboard shortcuts exist throughout the product for address bar, opening tabs, closing tabs, adding a favorite, opening favorites list, opening history, opening downloads, open new window, close window, start new in private session. |
| 2.4.2 | Page Titled | A | Supports | |
| 2.4.3 | Focus Order | A | Partially Supports | Keyboard focus is lost after closing the UAC Window.Focus order is incorrect when moving between 'Edit Limits' and 'Edit Default' buttons, disrupting keyboard navigation. Though as workaround All the elements are accessible even though focus order is not proper.After a folder is removed in Rationalized Search Settings, Narrator fails to read the updated context accurately—potentially skipping the next focused element or reading outdated content. This disrupts continuity for screen reader users who rely on consistent and accurate feedback during interaction.Screen Reader might skip the 'Converter' section and 'Close Navigation' controls due to incorrect tab order on side navigation pop-up. When user activate 'Open navigation' button focus is jumping on 'Standard' menu item, announcing Standard Calculator 1 of 5 Level 1 Selected Alt + 1(which means there are only 4 other menu items beside it but there 17 other menu items below it) and when user press tab key it jumps on Settings menu item and on pressing tab again it jumps back on 'Standard' menu item. Whole navigation pop-up is navigable with 'up/down' arrow key which Screen reader user is not aware about. As a workaround, can be able to access Converter section and Close navigation controls properly in scan mode.Keyboard Focus is not returning back to the Hamburger Menu option when share dialog is closed. User can navigate to that control with tab key.In Scan App on the Hamburger icon, focus is shifting to Preview button from source drop down on using down arrow key. User can navigate with tab key.When focus lands on summary tab, focus automatically moving to email field. User can navigate back to summary tab using Shift+TAB.When we are navigating to the drop down 'Network' and collapsing it using 'esc' or enter key, keyboard focus does not remain on the drop-down control. After pressing tab key, focus is visible on the whole window. In next tab focus is visible.Narrator remains silent when folders are removed in the Searching Windows section of the Privacy & Security settings. HOwever, with tab, you can eventually return the focus. After turning on "software keyboard" and selecting the default keyboard layout, on triple tapping with 1 finger on 'W', popup appears, but focus doesn't fall on the opened popup, user has to swipe right through all the following elements to access the popup elements.Unable to do Keyboard tab navigation when focus is on remainder card in start recommended section.On dismissing the context menu of the extended UI, the extended flyout is dismissed but the keyboard focus doesn't return back to the taskbar. On pressing tab key or arrow key, nothing happens. User can tab multiple times/use Win+T to navigate to the taskbar again.When users press ESC to dismiss the keyboard: Touch keyboard opened on the screen is dismissed. 'Touch keyboard' group is dismissed and focus is landing on the 'show more settings' button and not visible to the users. User can manually navigate with tab to see focus or hit space to expand show more options.In Windows Tools > Component Services > Console root, keyboard focus order is inappropriate, while navigating between the 'edit limits' and 'Edit default' buttons. Users can access all the elements with keyboard even though the focus order is not proper. |
| 2.4.4 | Link Purpose (In Context) | A | Supports | |
| 2.5.1 | Pointer Gestures | A | Supports | |
| 2.5.2 | Pointer Cancellation | A | Supports | |
| 2.5.3 | Label in Name | A | Partially Supports | No visual label is displayed for the "Choose your app" combo box in the Pen settings page. |
| 2.5.4 | Motion Actuation | A | Supports | |
| 3.1.1 | Language of Page | A | Supports | |
| 3.2.1 | On Focus | A | Partially Supports | Scanner Drop down Options are auto selected while navigating through arrow keys. |
| 3.2.2 | On Input | A | Supports | |
| 3.2.6 | Consistent Help | A | Supports | |
| 3.3.1 | Error Identification | A | Partially Supports | Screen reader is not announcing the error messages present on 'New' page. |
| 3.3.2 | Labels or Instructions | A | Partially Supports | When the user turns on narrator and input learning mode in Settings, the prompt in node to double tap the A button to exit input learning mode does not match the actual operation of the user, as the user can exit input learning mode with just one tap of the A button.Visual label is not provided for the "Printer name" edit box.Visual labels are not provided to present the different sections of hex, binary and ASCII.Required symbol is not provided for the required Password and confirm edit box. |
| 3.3.7 | Redundant Entry | A | Supports | |
| 4.1.1 | Parsing | A | Not Applicable | |
| 4.1.2 | Name, Role, Value | A | Partially Supports | Screen reader doesn't announce name when focus is on 'More options' button. For the users of Braile with narrator, when composing a mail, the suggestions for the contact in the "to" field disappear after being displayed for some time, users are recommended to completely type the email id and select the contact.When the user navigates to the Highlighter, Ballpoint or Eraser tools in Snipping Tool App, Narrator does not announce selected state of those controls, so screen reader user isn't able to know what tools is currently in use to edit their snipped image. As a workaround, the user should navigate to those tools and make a selection before using it.[Projecting to this PC][Wireless Display] The Name property of a focusable element must not be null.[Hyper-V: Management Tools] Incorrect name is defined for the 'Folder' edit field present under Move screen.The combo box in the Device tab lacks a Name property, so screen readers can't identify it. As a workaround, user can understand the name in item mode navigation.Help text isn’t read by Narrator for <HyperlinkButton>, though it works for <Button>, causing inconsistency for screen reader users.Narrator doesn’t fully announce the Name property for the "Use Audio" button in OOBE AAD, limiting clarity for screen reader users.Screen reader users can’t determine the selected state or whether a pop-up is open for the Ballpoint, Highlighter, and Erase controls, making it hard to understand current tool context or changes. As a workaround, user can know about the selected state with color indicator and re-navigation.Narrator doesn’t announce success after reloading the code on the “Get back to your account” page in OOBE AAD. As a workaround, User can navigate to the reloaded code and understand that new cod has been updated.Narrator announces the 'Date' and 'Time' controls in the Certificate Revocation dialog with the incorrect role of “Pane” instead of a more accurate role like “ComboBox” or “Edit.” This mislabeling can confuse screen reader users and impair understanding of how to interact with those controls.Narrator doesn’t announce updates when changes are made to the “Time” edit field, leaving screen reader users unaware of modifications and potentially causing confusion about current input status. Workaround is that Users can tab and shift tab back to the field to know the updated content.In settings page of Snipping Tool app Narrator does not announce the label name for the "Automatically copy changes" toggle. Ex: It announces <<toggle switch on>>. As a workaround, User can be able to know the name of the toggle button, while navigating in scan mode.With Narrator on and checking on New Mail, Narrator announces "1 of 1, level 1, text.".Screen Reader user is not able to know selected state and pop-up of Ballpoint, Highlighter and Erase control. Currently Screen Reader is only announcing 'Highlighter button Alt + H' for Highlighter button in both selected and unselected state. In addition to that screen reader remain silent when state change from selected to unselected or vice versa. Narrator is not announcing characters or Unicode's on the cards.In XAML, Hyper Link Buttons in help text are not being read by narrator but <button> help text.Text in Autoplay dialog is not adapting to Text Scaling.In Word, Narrator announces the information as "blank cell" on the non-empty data cells.In Settings > Bluetooth > Printers and scanners > Scan App, "Show more" button is not descriptive enough when using screen readers.In Print Management, there are instances when the name is included in the same text.In Print Management, Name property is not provided for "Printer name" and "GPO name" edit box.In Print Management, the Name property of a focusable element is null. In Print Management, an element of the given ControlType does not support ExpandCollapse pattern.In Print Management, Incorrect name property is assigned to "Separator" image as "friendly name".In Print Management > Properties and Custom Filters, there is a Name property of a focusable element that is null. User can navigate the table using table keys and screen reader is announcing column header name.In XPS viewer, there are name property that are focusable but null. In Print Management > Add Printer, there are focusable sibling elements that have the same name and LocalizedControlType. In Print Management, the "Change" button associated with "Owner" is not descriptive, it should be change owner. User will get to know as it is beside the owner.Incorrect role property is provided to "Getting Started" "Configure Rule Enforcement" "Overview" as "Pane".In Hyper-V, [unknown] has issues with Name properties being focusable elements that are also null. No issue with screen reader in scan off mode. In Hyper-V, no name is defined for the edit field present under the settings window.In Hyper-V, Name property is not defined for the edit field, present under the settings window.In Registry Editor, there are Name properties that are focusable and null. This is low impact to users. In the Data Protection API app, there are name properties that are focusable elements that are also null and can make the set security level process confusing for users. In the Wifi List under Operator messages, contact number which is present above the chat conversation is defined with a role button without any functionality.Role is not defined for "Yes" and "No" Elements present in "Let Microsoft and apps use Presence Sharing" dialog of "Multi page OOBE Setting" page. |
| 1.2.4 | Captions (Live) | AA | Not Applicable | |
| 1.2.5 | Audio Description (Prerecorded) | AA | Not Applicable | |
| 1.3.4 | Orientation | AA | Supports | |
| 1.3.5 | Identify Input Purpose | AA | Supports | |
| 1.4.3 | Contrast (Minimum) | AA | Partially Supports | Contrast ratio for some of the text such as "Invite someone you trust to help you " in Remote assistance has lower contrast ratio than 4.5:1.Contrast ratio is failing for all the paper sizes mentioned under paper size drop down (3.0:1) for the letter paper size (8.50*11.00) with the background color in Maps in Print.Color contrast ratio for the update badge should be greater than or equal to 3:1 in Start Menu.In RDX in the Microsoft Retail Demo Provisioning App, the color contrast in the Privacy State is 3.02:1.When you switch between Dark and Light mode, there are intermittent issues with the taskbar appearing almost invisible. In Start Menu 6.0, the color contrast is 3:1 for the "update" badge. In the Widget board, color contrast ratio for links in 'Watchlist widget' is 3.655:1.Color contrast ratio between 'Work' and 'Home' text with background is 2.483 in Windows Fax and Scan.in Windows Fax and Scan, color contrast ratio of selected "toggle preview" button is 1.268:1. |
| 1.4.4 | Resize text | AA | Partially Supports | When a user increases their text size across their desktop and apps using the text scaling feature in Windows Settings -> Accessibility-> Text size, the text is not scaled on various legacy surfaces across Windows. As a workaround, users can turn on Magnifier in Windows Settings -> Accessibility -> Magnifier, or adjust the scale of their display in Windows Settings -> System -> Display -> Scale.“System Configuration” dialog is not adopting resize mode.Left side pane buttons are not completely visible in resizing the text. Passkey auth window does not respect text scaling.Remote Assistance window is not adopting resize mode. “Troubleshooting has completed” dialog is not adopting resize mode. Taskbar does not consistently support the Windows text size setting. “System Configuration” dialog's UI elements and fields are not adopting resize mode.In Retail Demo Experience - Demo App, "Previous" and "Next" buttons are getting truncated on adjusting text scaling size to 200%.IN "Microsoft Retail Demo Provisioning" App, Text present in the page is getting truncated after applying text scaling to 200%.In Export Registry Editor dialog, Column headers when shrunk, don't have tooltips when text is cut off."Extract Zip Dialog" wizard of File explorer does not adjust to text scaling.At 200%, 'About System Information' dialog is not adopting the 'Resize' text.In Media player, at 200% text scaling, some texts of 'Search edit field' is getting truncated from the bottom and not visible properly.In Maps, ‘OK’ and ‘Cancel’ button controls are get cropped & not visible completely, on applying text-scaling at 200%."Export Registry File" dialog of File explorer are not adaption to text scaling adjustments.Remote assistance dialog box does not adapt to resize settings.In Performance Monitor, Left side pane buttons are not completely visible in resizing the text. As a workaround, users can use Magnifier for the scenarios where text is getting truncated or controls are not visible due to increase in text size.In MSDT, “Troubleshooting has completed” dialog is not adopting resize mode.In Control Panel in the Keyboard properties, upon invoking the 'Keyboard' link the dialogs do not adapt to the 'Text Scaling (200%)'.When using a Surface device and the Pen & Touch capabilities, dialogs are not adapted to text scaling resolutions. In File Explorer, Properties dialog and its associated dialogs are not adapting when text scaling is set to 200%. In File Explorer, Folder options pane is not adapting text scaling after applying text scaling to 200%.In Control Pane > Keyboard Properties and upon invoking the 'Keyboard' link the dialogs do not adapt to the 'Text Scaling (200%)'.Migrated File Explorer dialogs to APIs does not support text scaling.Pen & Touch dialogs are not adapting to text scaling resolutions. In Device Manager, the bottom part of "Update driver" dialog is truncating when we apply resize.In File Explorer, Folder options pane is not adapting text scaling after applying text scaling to 200%.In File Explore > Advanced, Properties dialog and its associated dialogs are not adapting when text scaling is set to 200%. “Azure Stack HCI” section should get resized after applying zoom.Text present on the "Device Access List" is truncating when we apply resize. |
| 1.4.5 | Images of Text | AA | Supports | |
| 1.4.10 | Reflow | AA | Partially Supports | In Settings > Accounts > Family, "stay connected with" text in "Explore Microsoft family" group is truncated in reduced window size.In Settings > Accessibility > Narrator, in "choose a voice" combo box, the text is truncated and not visible to users when the screen size is adjusted. In Settings > Time & Language > Date & Time, the selected value in the Time zone dropdown (e.g., (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)) is getting cropped. Expand the dropdown and observe the issue with all lengthy names.In Settings > Time & Language > Typing > Advanced Keyboard Settings, thelist items doesn't fit into the 320px view port. The text of the list items is getting truncated as the UI is in left side of the view port and it is not visible to the user.In Windows Updates Advanced options, when users apply the Reflow resolutions and open the 'Advanced options' settings page, the 'Advanced options' breadcrumb bar is truncated. |
| 1.4.11 | Non-text Contrast | AA | Partially Supports | [Control Panel][System and Security]Color contrast ratio of keyboard focus and its background on few controls is 1.29:1 which is less than 3:1.In Voice access pane, in dark mode, contrast ratio of mic icon is not having enough contrast ratio. Keyboard focus on the controls (File, Permission, Print, etc) present on the header and footer section is 1.012:1 which is less than 3:1.Custom Filters > All Printers, color contrast of selected name present in table with it's background is 1.139 which is less than 3:1.In Windows Fax & Scan, color contrast ratio of visible focus indicator on toolbar is 1.0521:1 which is less than 3:1 ratio.In Windows Fax & Scan > New Fax > Fax Setup, the color contrast ratio of visible focus indicator on children list is 1.139 which is less than 3:1In Registry Editor, color contrast of the selected tree item of left navigation is 1.411:1 which is less than 3:1.In Power & Energy and Energy & Battery usage, color contrast of the bar is 1.42:1 which is less than 3:1. |
| 1.4.12 | Text Spacing | AA | Supports | |
| 1.4.13 | Content on Hover or Focus | AA | Supports | |
| 2.4.5 | Multiple Ways | AA | Supports | |
| 2.4.6 | Headings and Labels | AA | Partially Supports | There is an issue where the list of headings is not available using the 'caps + F6' command of Narrator for the new pdf viewer, whereas the get list of headings command works for jaws. Also, the headings are available in the accessibility tree which is getting created and are accessible using the narrator navigation commands and using the 'h' and 'shift +h' keys in the scan mode as well. User can navigate in Scan mode to access the content. |
| 2.4.7 | Focus Visible | AA | Partially Supports | In the sticker editor, user is unable to navigate between controls with the keyboard with Narrator turned on.[Disk Management][Add Mirror] When opening the add mirror dialog, the first keyboard focus is present on the "Disks" section, but it is not visible.Focus indicator is missing on "RAC", "SKU", "StoreID", "DeviceID", and "Proxy" read-only fields, making it hard to see where focus lands during keyboard navigation.In Custom Filters, keyboard focus is not visible on the table present on "Deploy with group policy" dialog with tab key.In Custom Filters, keyboard focus is not visible on "Look in" dropdown when we navigate using tab key.In Console Tree Panel, visible focus indicator is not observed when keyboard Tab focus moves onto "Profile associated with this device" section of "Color Management" dialog.Keyboard focus is not visible on back button on "update driver" screen.Focus is not clearly visible at dropdown "patterns" when solid black is in selected state.When the language is changed to Chinese on the taskbar, and you turn on the IME, focus is not visible for chevron button.The Active focus on Login button is not visible properly on navigating to it. Note: In high contrast themes also, we are not able to see active keyboard focus on Login button. On pressing the "Tab" key form search edit field we are not able to see narrator focus anywhere. User can hit tab again to see focus. |
| 2.4.11 | Focus Not Obscured (Minimum) | AA | Partially Supports | In Windows Updates, when users invoke 'Start time' and 'End time' buttons, popups are hiding the invoked elements. The invoked buttons are getting hidden by the popups.When users invoke 'TimePicker' button, appeared popup is hiding the invoked elements. The invoked buttons are getting hidden by the popup.When users expand the "Country" combo box, combo box focus is not obscured properly and hidden by the combo box elements. Users can see and understand the combo box until the combo box is expanded. |
| 2.5.7 | Dragging Movements | AA | Partially Supports | Selection area/Cropping handles are not accessible using single pointer navigation in snipping tool.There is no "Resize" option provided to adjust the column headers width of the table present under Virtual Machines section.Single pointer option is not provided for the "Set Default Location" graph.User is unable to rearrange/drag the apps using single point mode of operation. User is able to change the position using alt+shift+arrow keys. |
| 2.5.8 | Target Size (Minimum) | AA | Partially Supports | When a user connects a USB and invokes Show Hidden Icons button and invokes Safely remove USB drive, the target size for the context menu items is not following the minimum standard of 24 x 24. The touch target for 'items' in 'Archive format dropdown' is not meeting the minimum requirements of 24x24 CSS Pixel. |
| 3.1.2 | Language of Parts | AA | Partially Supports | When user uses a Narrator Natural Voice, when reading content in another language, Narrator only automatically switches to other natural voicesFrench text is read (mispronounced) with the English Natural Voice. Narrator does say "enter French (France)" which shows that the content is properly tags and Narrator is aware of the language of the content, yet it is not switching voices. |
| 3.2.3 | Consistent Navigation | AA | Supports | |
| 3.2.4 | Consistent Identification | AA | Supports | |
| 3.3.3 | Error Suggestion | AA | Partially Supports | Screen reader doesn't announce error messages when required fields are left empty and the Save button is activated in RDX Provisioning. As a workaround, user can access the error message in item mode navigation.The proper suggestion not provided for the error which is appearing once we hit Enter on finish button. |
| 3.3.4 | Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) | AA | Supports | |
| 3.3.8 | Accessible Authentication (Minimum) | AA | Supports | |
| 4.1.3 | Status Messages | AA | Partially Supports | Narrator doesn't announce download progress after launching an app from the Start Menu, leaving screen reader users without feedback on the app's installation status. As a workaround, user can navigate and access in item mode navigationWhen the Copy button is used in the generated plot, Narrator fails to announce the success confirmation. This leaves screen reader users unsure whether the copy action succeeded, resulting in uncertainty and reduced confidence in completing the task. |
| 1.2.6 | Sign Language (Prerecorded) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.2.7 | Extended Audio Description (Prerecorded) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.2.8 | Media Alternative (Prerecorded) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.2.9 | Audio-only (Live) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.3.6 | Identify Purpose | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.4.6 | Contrast (Enhanced) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.4.7 | Low or No Background Audio | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.4.8 | Visual Presentation | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.4.9 | Images of Text (No Exception) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.1.3 | Keyboard (No Exception) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.2.3 | No Timing | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.2.4 | Interruptions | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.2.5 | Re-authenticating | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.2.6 | Timeouts | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.3.2 | Three Flashes | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.3.3 | Animation from Interactions | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.8 | Location | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.9 | Link Purpose (Link Only) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.10 | Section Headings | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.12 | Focus Not Obscured (Enhanced) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.13 | Focus Appearance | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.5.5 | Target Size | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.5.6 | Concurrent Input Mechanisms | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.1.3 | Unusual Words | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.1.4 | Abbreviations | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.1.5 | Reading Level | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.1.6 | Pronunciation | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.2.5 | Change on Request | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.3.5 | Help | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.3.6 | Error Prevention (All) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.3.9 | Accessible Authentication (Enhanced) | AAA | Not Evaluated |
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