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AccessibilityImageLabelsEnabled

Let screen reader users get image descriptions from Microsoft

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 97 or later

Description

Lets screen reader users get descriptions of unlabeled images on the web.

If you enable or don't configure this policy, users have the option of using an anonymous Microsoft service. This service provides automatic descriptions for unlabeled images users encounter on the web when they're using a screen reader.

If you disable this policy, users can't enable the Get Image Descriptions from Microsoft feature.

When this feature is enabled, the content of images that need a generated description is sent to Microsoft servers to generate a description.

No cookies or other user data is sent to Microsoft, and Microsoft doesn't save or log any image content.

Supported features

  • Can be mandatory: Yes
  • Can be recommended: No
  • Dynamic Policy Refresh: Yes
  • Per Profile: Yes
  • Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: Yes

Data type

  • Boolean

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: AccessibilityImageLabelsEnabled
  • GP name: Let screen reader users get image descriptions from Microsoft
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge
  • GP path (Recommended): N/A
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Disabled

Registry settings

  • Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
  • Path (Recommended): N/A
  • Value name: AccessibilityImageLabelsEnabled
  • Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000000

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: AccessibilityImageLabelsEnabled
  • Example value:
<false/>

See also