hello all and thanks for any help you may be able to provide.
I am returning to Windows after a long break and have a new HP OmniBook 7 arriving on January 7. I plan to use both JAWS and NVDA, but I want to make sure I set this machine up cleanly from the start.
Iām looking for your Golden Path or best practices for a fresh Windows 11 setup.
I have three specific questions for the Windows users on here.
1. The Silent Gap, Does anyone have experience with recent HP laptops? Does Ctrl + Win + Enter reliably start Narrator at the initial OOBE (Out of Box Experience) screen, or should I have sighted assistance on standby for BIOS/Driver checks?
2. removing HP Software, HP installs a lot of utilities. Which ones are critical to keep for driver updates (e.g., HP Support Assistant), and which ones are safe to uninstall to free up resources for JAWS/NVDA?
3. Audio Drivers, Has anyone faced issues with audio drivers dropping out when installing screen readers on the new Windows 11 builds?
Any tips for the first 24 hours of setup would be greatly appreciated. I want to get this machine running as efficiently as possible. I have not done this in like 5 years.
By Diego Garibay, 1 January, 2026
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