Hi all,
Yes, Thunderbird works very well, with Windows 10. So, just wanted to 
confirm that.
Harry

On 7/27/2016 9:41 AM, ted chittenden wrote:
> Duane:
> First, let me state upfront that I upgraded to Windows 10 in November of 2015 and have no regrets.
>
> Second, here are the issues I know of regarding why blind/visually impaired people hesitate to upgrade to Windows 10.
>
> 1) Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer's replacement, is currently not accessible to most screenreaders. Fortunately, you do have the option of using Internet Explorer or some other more accessible browser as your default.
>
> 2) Microsoft's updated mail client is currently not accessible through most screenreaders. Since I never use Outlook (my email is web-based), I don't have this problem, and many on this list use Thunderbird which, as far as I know, works with Windows 10.
>
> 3) Not all of your old programs will work with Windows 10. This is especially true if you decide to use Microsoft's new browser, Edge. However, since Edge doesn't work with most screenreading software (see above), that issue doesn't concern me at this time.
>
> 4) Adding Windows 10 may force you to upgrade your computer's RAM memory and hard drive. Both Windows 10 and the screenreaders used by the blind and visually impaired community, especially JAWS, tend to be memory hogs so you need to have at least 8 gigabytes of available RAM memory for both to run smoothly. There is also a hard drive requirement for Windows 10, but that size escapes me now.
>
> These are the blind/visually impaired specific issues related to Windows 10 that I know of. Other issues, such as privacy concerns, affect the blind and sighted populations equally, and I therefore chose to ignore them in this email. Good luck on your decision, and I hope what I've said helps to answer your question.
> --
> Ted Chittenden
>
> Every story has at least two sides if not more.
> ---- Duane Farrar <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>
> I would just like a clarification as to why, as a user of the latest
> version of JAWS running Windows 7, I would not want to upgrade to
> Windows 10 at this time? What is the accessibility issue? It sounds like
> some members on the list have done the upgrade an some haven't.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Duane
>
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