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If you're familiar with editing the Windows registry, you can use the solution described here:

• Launch regedit.exe and navigate to: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options
• Create a key with the name Narrator.exe
• Inside the key, create a new String value called Debugger, and set its value to %1

This won't be changed by Windows updates, and can be easily reverted by just deleting the key.

On Windows 8.1, if you don't use any Windows Assistive Technology features, you may also want to create a registry key for AtBroker.exe with an identifical string to prevent it to be launched as a rogue process in the background every time you accidently use the Narrator shortcut.

If you're familiar with editing the Windows registry, you can use the solution described here:

• Launch regedit.exe and navigate to: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options
• Create a key with the name Narrator.exe
• Inside the key, create a new String value called Debugger, and set its value to %1

This won't be changed by Windows updates, and can be easily reverted by just deleting the key.

If you don't use any Windows Assistive Technology features, you may also want to create a registry key for AtBroker.exe with an identifical string to prevent it to be launched as a rogue process in the background every time you accidently use the Narrator shortcut.

If you're familiar with editing the Windows registry, you can use the solution described here:

• Launch regedit.exe and navigate to: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options
• Create a key with the name Narrator.exe
• Inside the key, create a new String value called Debugger, and set its value to %1

This won't be changed by Windows updates, and can be easily reverted by just deleting the key.

If you don't use any Windows Assistive Technology features, you may also want to create a registry key for AtBroker.exe with an identifical string to prevent it to be launched as a rogue process in the background every time you accidently use the Narrator shortcut.

If you're familiar with editing the Windows registry, you can use the solution described here:

• Launch regedit.exe and navigate to: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options
• Create a key with the name Narrator.exe
• Inside the key, create a new String value called Debugger, and set its value to %1

This won't be changed by Windows updates, and can be easily reverted by just deleting the key.

On Windows 8.1, if you don't use any Windows Assistive Technology features, you may also want to create a registry key for AtBroker.exe with an identifical string to prevent it to be launched as a rogue process in the background every time you accidently use the Narrator shortcut.

The easiest way I've found is described here: http://www.dzhang.com/blog/2012/12/19/disabling-win-enter-narrator-hotkey-in-windows-8

You just create a reg key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\Narrator.exe with String value "Debugger" = "%1"

There's also a reg file you can directly merge on the site linked above. This survives windows updates, but can be easily reverted by just deleting the key.

If you're familiar with editing the Windows registry, you can use the solution described here:

• Launch regedit.exe and navigate to: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options
• Create a key with the name Narrator.exe
• Inside the key, create a new String value called Debugger, and set its value to %1

This won't be changed by Windows updates, and can be easily reverted by just deleting the key.

If you don't use any Windows Assistive Technology features, you may also want to create a registry key for AtBroker.exe with an identifical string to prevent it to be launched as a rogue process in the background every time you accidently use the Narrator shortcut.