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

Written by Kyle Smith

Last Updated: April 30, 2025 Fact Checked

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Using the Accessibility Menu (Any Platform)

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Using a Keyboard Shortcut in Minecraft (Windows)

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Using a Keyboard Shortcut to turn off Windows Narrator

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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.

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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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Press Ctrl+B. 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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- Next, check out how to change your Minecraft skin.

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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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