2026 MBPro I have tried to turn off Voiceover with no luck. It comes on randomly at startup which is very annoying. I want Voiceover gone!
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Original Title: Voiceover at startup
MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 26.1
if VoiceOver turns on at the log on screen, then you’ll have to go into system settings and then lock screen and at the bottom, there’ll be an accessibility options button you click on that and voiceover needs to be not selected and that will stop it from turning on at the log on screen. If it turns on once you’ve logged in, then you’ll need to go system settings, then accessibility, and then voiceover and make sure that has turned off.
if VoiceOver turns on at the log on screen, then you’ll have to go into system settings and then lock screen and at the bottom, there’ll be an accessibility options button you click on that and voiceover needs to be not selected and that will stop it from turning on at the log on screen. If it turns on once you’ve logged in, then you’ll need to go system settings, then accessibility, and then voiceover and make sure that has turned off.
have you tried pressing command, F5 just to turn off voiceover, whether it is on the logon screen or on the desktop
Well that is interesting as it seems to be triggered when I type a cap S. But why so random, it only does it sometimes? Can I get into the terminal and disable it permanently?
BTW, thanks for your help.
Hi
so when does it turn on? At the login screen or after you have logged in?
I have done that multiple times and it reactivates randomly. This is not a function I will ever use and I want it gone.
Yes at log in and to make matters worse the prompt covers a good potion of my password box.
since VoiceOver is used with the keyboard, I am not sure what you might be doing to trigger it to be enabled. You can only activate VoiceOver using the keyboard shortcuts or by using siri
Yes I'm activating the keyboard by typing in my password
yes, however, using your keyboard should not trigger VoiceOver to be enabled unless you type command F5. Or if it is enabled in settings.
How to permanently disable VoiceOver at startup on 2026 MacBook Pro?
