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Checking Windows High Contrast Mode on a Mac for free

• Microsoft estimates that 60 million people use Windows High Contrast Mode (WHCM) regularly. The mode is under-tested compared to VoiceOver, which Adrian Roselli claims is over-represented. Marcus Herrmann shares his tips for developers wanting to test WHCM on their Apple machines:
  • Download VirtualBox.
  • Get a Windows 10 virtual machine (VM).
  • Write down the Windows admin password – which is Passw0rd! – as you’ll be asked for it a lot.
  • Launch VirtualBox and select your virtual machine. Optional: use VirtualBox to take a restorable ‘snapshot’ as soon as you’ve got it working, as the Windows license on these VMs expire after 90 days.
  • To activate WHCM, click on the search field next to the Start button and search for “high contrast”.
• Marcus notes that there are 4 High Contrast themes available in Windows 10: “High Contrast Black”, “High Contrast White”, “High Contrast #1” and “High Contrast #2”. You should ideally test in each.

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