How to enable or disable the on-screen keyboard in Windows 10


key Takeaways

  • Open settings> ease of access> keyboard turn on the toggle 
  • To quickly open the on-screen keyboard press windows+ Ctrl + O
  • You can easily remove the on-screen keyboard just clicking on the cross icon on-screen keyboard 

Looking for a way to use and enable an on-screen keyboard in Windows 10, here are we show steps that you can use to enable and use the on-screen keyboard quickly in Windows 10,

Let start,

1. Using settings 

To enable the on-screen keyboard using the Windows inbuilt settings application,

1. Open settings by pressing window+ I

2. Click on ease of access 

ease of access setting

3. Click on the keyboard section located in the left sidebar of the settings 

on screen keyboard toggle

4. Turn the toggle on to get an on-screen keyboard 

You can permanently able to pin an on-screen keyboard in the Windows start menu,

pin to start button for on screen keyboard

Right on on keyboard option located in the east of access settings and click on a pin to start.

on screen keyboard section in start menu

Now you can access the on-screen keyboard using the start menu with just one click.

2. Using shortcuts

There are two quick shortcuts available to open the on-screen keyboard in Windows 10,

1. Simply press the windows+ Ctrl+ O key to open the on-screen keyboard.

2. Press windows+ R to open the run application 

osk command in run

3. Type OSK and press enter to open the on-screen keyboard 

To remove the on-screen keyboard from Windows click on the cross icon to remove it each time when you complete using the on-screen keyboard.

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