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Remove "Narrator QuickStart" app

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Works with Windows 10 and 11Works with Windows Vista, XP, 7, 8, 10, 11, and Windows Server 2008 or newer.
  • Windows onlyThis script improves your privacy on Windows
  • Single actionThis page belongs to a script, containing basic changes to achieve a task.
  • Impact: Medium

    System Functionality / Data Loss Risk: Moderate

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  • Batch (batchfile)These changes use Windows system commands to update your settings.
  • Administrator rights requiredThis script requires privilege access to do the system changes
  • Fully reversible

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Overview​

This script removes the "Narrator QuickStart" app. This app is technically known as NarratorQuickStart 1.

The "Narrator QuickStart" is a brief tutorial designed to help new users familiarize themselves with the Narrator application 2. The tutorial is accessible through a "QuickStart" button within Narrator, a link in settings, and from the initial Welcome page of Windows 3. It provides a step-by-step guide on using keyboard shortcuts and other features to effectively use Narrator 4 5.

Narrator is a screen-reading tool built into Windows 11 and Windows 10, aiding users in tasks like using apps, browsing the web, and reading or authoring documents by reading text on the screen 6. The script targets only the "Narrator QuickStart" tutorial, not the Narrator application itself.

Besides removing the app, this script also disables the QuickStart by modifying the following the HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Narrator\QuickStart!SkipQuickStart key 7 to protect the system integrity.

Identified in testing, removing this app does not completely eleminate the tutorial.

This app comes pre-installed on certain versions of Windows 1 2 4. Introduced in Windows 10 1 2 4, this feature has been part of the OS since version 1903 2.

Caution

Removing this app may disable features in the tutorial for new users of the Narrator app, This could impact the learning experience for new users of Narrator. This script is recommended for users who are already familiar with Narrator, do not require the tutorial, or will never use the Narrator feature.

Overview of default preinstallation​

OSVersionExistence
Windows 1019H2✅
Windows 1020H2✅
Windows 1021H2✅
Windows 1022H2✅
Windows 1121H2✅
Windows 1122H2✅
Windows 1123H2✅
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Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this script.

This script can be fully reversed to restore changes if something goes wrong.

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:: Enable removal of system app 'NarratorQuickStart' by marking it as "EndOfLife"
:: Create "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\EndOfLife\$CURRENT_USER_SID\NarratorQuickStart_8wekyb3d8bbwe" registry key
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$keyPath='HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\EndOfLife\$CURRENT_USER_SID\NarratorQuickStart_8wekyb3d8bbwe'; $registryHive = $keyPath.Split('\')[0]; $registryPath = "^""$($registryHive):$($keyPath.Substring($registryHive.Length))"^""; $userSid = (New-Object System.Security.Principal.NTAccount($env:USERNAME)).Translate([Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier]).Value; $registryPath = $registryPath.Replace('$CURRENT_USER_SID', $userSid); if (Test-Path $registryPath) { Write-Host "^""Skipping, no action needed, registry path `"^""$registryPath`"^"" already exists."^""; exit 0; }; try { New-Item -Path $registryPath -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; Write-Host "^""Successfully created the registry key at path `"^""$registryPath`"^""."^""; } catch { Write-Error "^""Failed to create the registry key at path `"^""$registryPath`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; }"
:: Uninstall 'NarratorQuickStart' Store app
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "Get-AppxPackage 'NarratorQuickStart' | Remove-AppxPackage"
:: Mark 'NarratorQuickStart' as deprovisioned to block reinstall during Windows updates.
:: Create "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\NarratorQuickStart_8wekyb3d8bbwe" registry key
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$keyPath='HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\Deprovisioned\NarratorQuickStart_8wekyb3d8bbwe'; $registryHive = $keyPath.Split('\')[0]; $registryPath = "^""$($registryHive):$($keyPath.Substring($registryHive.Length))"^""; if (Test-Path $registryPath) { Write-Host "^""Skipping, no action needed, registry path `"^""$registryPath`"^"" already exists."^""; exit 0; }; try { New-Item -Path $registryPath -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; Write-Host "^""Successfully created the registry key at path `"^""$registryPath`"^""."^""; } catch { Write-Error "^""Failed to create the registry key at path `"^""$registryPath`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; }"
:: Remove the registry key "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\EndOfLife\$CURRENT_USER_SID\NarratorQuickStart_8wekyb3d8bbwe" (Revert 'NarratorQuickStart' to its default, non-removable state.)
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$keyPath='HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\EndOfLife\$CURRENT_USER_SID\NarratorQuickStart_8wekyb3d8bbwe'; $registryHive = $keyPath.Split('\')[0]; $registryPath = "^""$($registryHive):$($keyPath.Substring($registryHive.Length))"^""; $userSid = (New-Object System.Security.Principal.NTAccount($env:USERNAME)).Translate([Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier]).Value; $registryPath = $registryPath.Replace('$CURRENT_USER_SID', $userSid); Write-Host "^""Removing registry key at `"^""$registryPath`"^""."^""; if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $registryPath)) { Write-Host "^""Skipping, no action needed, registry key `"^""$registryPath`"^"" does not exist."^""; exit 0; }; try { Remove-Item -LiteralPath $registryPath -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; Write-Host "^""Successfully removed the registry key at path `"^""$registryPath`"^""."^""; } catch { Write-Error "^""Failed to remove the registry key at path `"^""$registryPath`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; }"
:: Set the registry value: "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Narrator\QuickStart!SkipQuickStart"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$registryPath = 'HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Narrator\QuickStart'; $data = '1'; reg add 'HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Narrator\QuickStart' /v 'SkipQuickStart' /t 'REG_DWORD' /d "^""$data"^"" /f"
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