ow to enable or disable the On-Screen Keyboard in Microsoft Windows 10. Use the On-Screen keyboard to type without an actual keyboard.
Note: The On-Screen Keyboard and the Touch Keyboard are considered two different keyboards.
Launching On-Screen Keyboard (OSK)
Select the âStartâ button, type âoskâ, then press âEnterâ.
Touch Keyboard
Right-click the taskbar, then select or deselect âShow touch keyboard buttonâ. Select the keyboard near the time whenever you wish to use the touch keyboard.
Enable or Disable OSK Via Setting
Select âStartâ > âSettingsâ.
Choose âEase of Accessâ.
Select âKeyboardâ.
Set âOn-Screen Keyboardâ to âOnâ or âOffâ as desired.
Enable or Disable OSK Via Registry
Hold down the Windows Key and press âRâ to bring up the âRunâ dialog.
Type âregeditâ, then press âEnterâ.
Navigate to the following location:
HKLM
SOFTWARE
Microsoft
Windows
CurrentVersion
Authentication
LogonUI
Open âShowTabletKeyboardâ and set it to â1â to enable it. Set it to â0â to disable it. If this key doesnât exist, you can create it.
Now the On-Screen Keyboard should be enabled or disabled as desired.
FAQ
This setting is not selected, but a keyboard still appears when I start Windows. Why is this happening?
Try these steps:
Right click the window start button at the bottom left of your screen to bring up a menu.
Click âRunâ and type in âosk.exeâ press âEnterâ key.
Previously I had closed out the On-screen Keyboard so when I pressed the âEnterâ key and the OSK will pop up.
At the bottom of the keyboard to your right you will see a key âOptionsâ, click that key.
You will get a popup âOptionsâ box and at the bottom you will see a blue link âControl whether the On-Screen Keyboard starts when I sign inâ PRESS THAT LINK and another box will popup.
If âUse On-Screen Keyboardâ is checkedâŚ. Uncheck it!
Select âApplyâ then âOKâ (this will close out the box).
Select âOKâ on the âOptionsâ box to close it out. âEase of Access Centerâ box may be visible, no problem, just close it out.
Close out the Keyboard allowing you to FINALLY get rid of that aggravating OSK!
Thanks to James Davis for the above solution.
If the above steps do you work for you, you may also have a third-party keyboard installed or one that was installed by the manufacturer of your device. Windows Vista & 7 users can go to Start, run âmsconfigâ, then check under the âStartupâ tab to disable (uncheck) any keyboard software that might be running. Windows 10 & 8 users can right-click a blank area of the taskbar, select âTask Managerâ, then select the âStartupâ tab to disable keyboard software.
