[Njtechdiv] Windows 10: Edge is now used for web search results from taskbar search box

[Kevin]

I'm really shocked at Microsoft's slow response to this accessibility issue.


On 5/2/2016 11:27 AM, Mario via Njtechdiv wrote:
>
> In windows 10, if you open the start menu, type some search terms, and 
> open a web search result, then until a few days ago, it used to open 
> the search in your default browser. The same applied if you were using 
> Cortana, and it didn't know the answer to your request.
>
> However, Microsoft have changed this so these now open in the Edge 
> browser, irrespective of which browser you have set as your default 
> browser.
>
> Unfortunately, Edge is not accessible using Jaws or Window Eyes, 
> though it is at least partially accessible using NVDA or narrator.
>
> This seems like a very surprising decision by microsoft, to make this 
> change before Edge is accessible by users of all the major screen 
> readers. This is a link to the announcement by microsoft:
> https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/04/28/delivering-personalized-search-experiences-in-windows-10-through-cortana/ 
>
>
> Someone who is affected by this should call Microsoft's accessibility 
> support
> staff and find out what work-around they offer. Apparently, Edge is 
> about to become much more accessible with newly introduced UIA support 
> when the next major Windows 10 update is released, so the problem will 
> go away then.
>
>
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