Microsoft is working to bring built-in eye-tracking to Windows 10. Currently called Eye Control, Microsoft explains that the feature is currently available to test for Windows Insiders (via MSPU).
Microsoft is building eye-tracking tech into Windows 10. Currently called Eye Control, Microsoft explains that the feature is currently available to test for Windows Insiders (via MSPU ). The feature works using the Tobii Eye Tracker 4C, which can track where a person is looking on a screen. With it, users can navigate the OS using only their gaze.
- Microsoft is bringing eye-tracking to Windows 10 at some point in the future. That feature, called Eye Control, is already inside the latest Windows 10 Insider test builds. The company plans to release the eye-tracking feature as a general public beta when Windows 10 Fall Creators Update begins rolling out this fall.
- The experience requires a compatible eye tracker, like the Tobii 4C, which unlocks access to the Windows operating system to be able to do the tasks one could previously accomplish with a physical mouse and keyboard. Windows 10 users can perform tasks which previously required.
The feature works using the Tobii Eye Tracker 4C, which can track where a person is looking on a screen. With it, users can navigate the OS using only their gaze. And while Tobii's tracker is the only one supported at the moment, Microsoft is working to support others on the market.
The basis of Eye Control was initially developed as part of a hackathon in 2014 as a way for people with ALS to drive a wheelchair using the movement of their eyes and controls on a Surface. Microsoft says it was inspired by the project to adopt eye-tracking technology in Windows 10 as an accessibility feature.
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If you're a Windows Insider, the feature can be tested in the latest Insider builds — provided you have access to the Tobii Eye Tracker 4C. The feature is expected to launch with the Fall Creators Update as a general public beta. The Fall Creators Update will also herald a number of other accessibility improvements mostly centered on things like Narrator and tools to assist in reading and writing.
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Starting with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, Microsoft introduced a new ease-of-access feature that allows users to control their PCs with just their eyes, using third-party hardware from the likes of Tobii. This new feature gives the user full control of their desktop via the eyeballs, allowing them to interact with it without needing to use a mouse of keyboard.
The feature is pretty easy to set up, and here's how!
Prerequisites
Before we begin, there's a prerequisite you'll need to acquire: an eye tracking device. You can grab the Tobii Eye Tracker 4C from Amazon for around $150, which is the only eye tracker that works with the feature right now. Microsoft says it will be adding support for other eye-tracking devices in the future.
Download and set up eye tracker
To begin, we need to download a bit of software from Tobii to get our Eye Tracker device working.
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- Download the Tobii Eye Tracker software.
- Select Run when prompted.
- Plug your Eye Tracker device into your PC via a USB port.
- In the software installer, tick Agree and then select Next.
- Wait for the installer to complete, this should take just a couple of minutes.
- Once the install is complete, select Continue.
- Select Next.
- Select 'This Display' on the monitor where your Eye Tracker will be set up.
- Make sure your Eye Tracker is positioned at the bottom center of your monitor and align the lines that are on display with your mouse.
- Select Done.
- Make sure the Eye Tracker can see your eyes.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to calibrate your eye tracker
- Type your name and select Save.
- When prompted, press the escape key on your keyboard.
Tobii Eye Tracker 4c Windows 10
Enable Windows eye tracking
Now that we've set up the eye tracker and software, we need to enable the eye tracking functionality from within Windows 10.
- First, head to the Windows 10 Settings app and check for updates to make sure we're up to date.
- In the Settings app, select the Ease of Access category
- Scroll down and select Eye control.
- Enable eye control.
- A bar should now be visible at the top of the screen.
Eye Tracking Device Windows 10
And with that, your PC is now ready to be used with just your eyes. To get started, just glance at any of the four icons in the new eye-tracking bar at the top of the screen and Windows should activate them for you.
Eye Tracking Software Windows 10
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