How to Turn Off the Narrator in Minecraft: Step-by-Step Guide

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Quick tutorial for turning off screen reading in Minecraft

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You can easily turn off the Minecraft narrator feature in the game’s Accessibility menu. There’s also a keyboard shortcut for accessing the narration settings in-game. You can also turn off the Windows Narration feature with a keyboard shortcut. This wikiHow guide will show you how to turn off the narrator in Minecraft for Windows, Mac, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.

Things You Should Know

  • Access the Accessibility menu to turn off narration by clicking Settings in the main menu.
  • Use Ctrl + B while playing Minecraft on Windows to access narration settings.
  • Press ⊞ Win + Ctrl + N in Windows to toggle the Windows Narration feature.
Section 1 of 3:

Using the Accessibility Menu (Any Platform)

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    This is the menu that displays when you start Minecraft. [1]
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    This will open the Accessibility Menu by default.
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    This will turn off the narrator. Now you’re ready to continue on your journey to find the End Portal (or just make a cool house).
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Using a Keyboard Shortcut in Minecraft (Windows)

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    This will open the narrator settings in Minecraft. You can turn off the narrator completely, or set it to only read certain texts in the game. [2]
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Using a Keyboard Shortcut to turn off Windows Narrator

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    This will open the Narrator settings for Windows. Here, you can toggle off the Windows Narrator feature. Now you’re ready to keep exploring or play a custom map . [3]
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      References

      1. ↑ https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/360061416591-Accessibility-Settings-for-Minecraft#h_01GDKH9W0JEMA1AH5AAJ1PSH6S
      2. ↑ https://minecraft-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Narrator
      3. ↑ https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/account-profile/accessibility/narrator-on-xbox-one

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