[tomwed]

I would like to avoid a system restore if possible.
i can't turn off narrator by going to control panel and drilling down to narrator and unchecking the box.

I use an external keyboard on an older envy laptop because my laptop keyboard is damaged. I unplugged my keyboard and when I plugged it in again narrator started.

Maybe someone knows where the narrator setting is in the registry.

I also have a chrome book,

[update--i turned it off in SERVICES but it may come back]