Hey everyone! I'm running PowerShell in Visual Studio and also tested it separately from the Windows search bar. To my surprise, PowerShell said it detected that I might be using a screen reader, but I'm definitely not. It even disabled some features for compatibility. I'm a bit worried about possible malware, so I'm curious about what PowerShell is detecting. Is it just looking at registry settings, or could there be an app or service that I'm not aware of causing this? Also, a little note: when I open PowerShell, I see a warning that mentions this screen reader detection. Any insights on what might be going on?
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If you can share the PowerShell commands you've tried and the output you received, it might help others give you more focused answers. Sometimes the specifics make a big difference, especially if the message popped up before you ran any commands.
There's an interesting Stack Overflow thread that discusses how screen readers access text from focused windows. It was posted a while ago, so Microsoft could have updated how they handle these situations. You might want to take a look at that if you're curious about the technical details.
PowerShell isn't an anti-virus tool, so if you're worried about malware, you definitely need to run a separate anti-malware tool to check your system. Unfortunately, we can't diagnose your device directly. As for the screen reader detection, it's likely just a compatibility warning based on certain settings or services running on your machine. You might want to check if there are any accessibility features enabled that could trigger this.
Yeah, I get that. I've ran some anti-malware programs to be safe. But I'm still trying to figure out what actually triggers that response from PowerShell. Any chance there's more info on what it detects?
I feel you! I'm dealing with the same issue, and it's pretty annoying. Not knowing whether it's disabled something useful is really frustrating. I'm hoping to find out more about it too!
I haven't run any commands yet; the screen reader message appeared just as I opened PowerShell. I'll share the output when I get back to my PC.