| title | author | ms.author | ms.date | ms.topic | ms.prod |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
disable, disabled - Microsoft Style Guide |
pallep |
pallep |
01/19/2018 |
article |
non-product-specific |
Don't use disabled to refer to people with disabilities.
In content for a technical audience, it's OK to use disable to mean making a command or function inactive and disabled to describe such commands and functions.
In other content, use turned off or isn’t available.
Examples
If the command prompt isn’t available, your network administrator might have turned off this feature.
Disable the command prompt to prevent users from opening a command window.
See also
Accessibility term collection
turn on, turn off
unavailable
enable, enables