JAWS - Set up auto startup (registry items)

JAWS - Set up auto startup (registry items)

Problem

An IT Technician in a large organisation may need to manually add registry entries to allow JAWS to startup automatically for an end user. 


Resolution

Please see below Windows registry settings for JAWS auto start up.

Notes
Note
Previous to JAWS 2018 version numbers were reported in the form 18.0 or below.
From 2018 onwards JAWS version is reported as four digit year/version.  Replace [version] with either the two version number or the four digit year/version eg. 2025 as apropriate to the installed veresion of the software.

Start JAWS at the logon on screen

An end user will usually require JAWS to start automatically at Windows sign-in before they can access their desktop.

Key = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Accessibility\ATs\FreedomScientific_JAWS_v[version]
Value = Configuration value
Value data = FreedomScientific_JAWS_v[version]. Where [version]

Where [version] is a placeholder for 4 digit year version eg. 2025
To disable: delete this value.


Start JAWS after logon for the currently logged in user

Key = HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Freedom Scientific\JAWS
Value = Run
Set the value in "Run" as per the following settings below: 
1 = Always run after login for this user regardless of what the all users flag indicates.
0 = Never run after login for this user regardless of what the all users flag indicates, if this key does not exist, then the all users flag is followed.


Start JAWS after logon for all users

When set this will allow JAWS to start regardless of who is logged in, good for situations where more than one JAWS user needs to use a PC.  Please set the pair of values as shown below:

Key = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Freedom Scientific\JAWS[version]
Value = Run
Value data:
1 = Enable
0 = disable
Key = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Value = JAWS
Value data = “C:\Program Files\Freedom Scientific\JAWS[version]\jfw.exe” /run
Start JAWS after logon for this user:
Key = HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Freedom Scientific\JAWS
Value = Run
Value data:
1 = Always
0 = Never


Using the all users setting

Delete Value



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