The virtual (on-screen) keyboard is analogous to the physical keyboard, which is controlled by the mouse pointer. This article will show you how to enable the on-screen keyboard on Windows 7, 8, as well as how to configure, use and launch it, disable it at boot time.

A keyboard on the computer screen is needed in such cases:

1. there is no physical input device.
2. the input device is malfunctioning or the keys do not function on it.
3. Health problems holding back from normal input

How to turn on the keyboard on the computer screen

The virtual input device launch file is located in the System32 folder of the Windows directory and is called osk.exe, from here you can call the virtual keyboard, but few people will use such actions. There are enough ways to enable the onscreen keyboard on Windows 7, 8. Let's take a closer look at each of them.

Enabling Virtual Input Device in Windows 7:

2. Start the control panel, set the "small icons" view. Find the "accessibility center" object, launch it. The last action that needs to be done is to click the "Enable On-Screen Keyboard" object.

3. In the search for Start, type “on-screen keyboard” (without quotes), then press Enter.

4. In the Run command window, type osk.exe. Click OK.

5. If you have a password to enter the system, then click the accessibility icon, which is attached to the lower left corner. Check the box for input without keyboard, click OK. This will open the Windows 7 on-screen keyboard. In the upper left corner you can change the input language.

The inclusion of a virtual input device in Windows 8 is different due to the changed interface, but point 4 above can be used here. Use one of the methods below:

1. Click Start to exit to the start screen. At the bottom left, click the down arrow. In the application menu, move all the way to the right. Find and open "Onscreen Keyboard".

2. In Control Panel, in the "View" area, select "Large Icons". Next, find the "accessibility" item, click it. Next, click "enable on-screen keyboard".

3. Call the search with the Win + W keyboard shortcut, select the search location "everywhere". Enter in the search string "on-screen keyboard" (no quotation marks). We are waiting, then select the desired object from the list below.

4. To use the electronic keyboard to enter your password when logging in, click the icon shown in the screenshot located in the lower left corner. In the menu that appears, click on "on-screen keyboard".

In most cases, a virtual input device is used when it is not possible to use a physical input device. To enable the on-screen keyboard in Windows 7 with the mouse, use recommendations 1, 2, 5 for the seven, 1, 2, 4 for the eight. The above describes all possible ways to bring up the keyboard on the screen.

How to start, remove the automatic loading of an electronic input device when entering the OS

Now let's look at how to enable or disable the Windows 7 on-screen keyboard when the OS boots. Autoloading the virtual keyboard is especially relevant if you use it on an ongoing basis, or are faced with the situation of entering the account password for the first time in this way. Use one of the options below.

1. Bring the keyboard to the computer screen using one of the methods described above. At the bottom, click the "options" button. Click the link to control the launch of the on-screen keyboard at login.

2. Get to accessibility in the control panel using method 2 described above for Windows 7, 8. Select the option marked in the screenshot.

In the opened control panel item, check the box "use on-screen keyboard". Click OK. After that, the computer keyboard on the monitor screen will automatically appear every time the OS boots. After completing the reverse steps, you can remove the on-screen keyboard from Windows startup at any time.

How to use and customize the virtual keyboard

The on-screen keyboard is controlled by the mouse. You need to put the blinking mouse cursor instead of entering text. Then left-click the desired keys, key combinations, for example, to change the language on the on-screen keyboard.

Note: if you have problems with the input, check out the materials: why the input language does not change, the Windows language bar is gone.

To configure the input format and other parameters, click the "parameters" button. Here you can change the following settings:

1. Sound Confirmation - Each press of the virtual keys will beep.
2. Enable numeric keypad - enables additional buttons on the right. It was used to create an untitled folder in the last article.
3. Keystroke - sets the input by clicking the left mouse button.
4. Hovering the pointer over the keys - the character is entered when the mouse cursor is hovering over it, with the ability to select the hover duration.
5. Key scanning - selection of a range of buttons in one line across the entire width, then after pressing the selection keys, scanning occurs along the selected line in a smaller range until the required button is pressed. You can set the scanning speed.
6. Text prediction - the options allow you to suggest word suggestions and put a space after them when typing the first letters.

After changing the parameters, do not forget to click OK.

I would also like to note that when you press Fn for the place of numbers, the F1-F12 buttons appear. With the numeric keypad enabled, press Num Lock to access the numbers.

In Windows 7, 8 there are practically no differences in the on-screen keyboard, except that the figure eight has a number of additional buttons for improved control. These are Nav (go), Mv Up (up), Mv Dn (down), Dock (dock), Fade (fade) buttons.

So we looked at all the ways how to enable the on-screen keyboard on Windows 7, 8, as well as the startup process, disabling its startup. The virtual input device completely imitates the actions of the buttons on a conventional keyboard with the ability to customize it to fit your needs.

Instructions

Click on the "Start" button or press any of the two win buttons on the keyboard - this will open the main menu of the Windows operating system. Hover the mouse cursor over the "All programs" section in this menu, and in the submenu that appears, select the "Standard" line. In the next section of the menu that pops up, hover over the Accessibility folder, which will bring up a fourth, this time the last section of the main menu. In it, click on the "Screen" item and the application you need will be launched, and in addition to it, a message will appear on the screen that Microsoft may offer more functional programs for people with disabilities. After reading this undoubtedly useful information, check the "Do not display this message again" box if one reading is enough for you, and click the "OK" button.

Use the standard program launch dialog if you don't want to go on a multi-step journey through the Windows main menu to open the on-screen keyboard. To do this, first press the win and r keys simultaneously - this combination duplicates the "Run" command in the menu on the "Start" button and brings up the program launch dialog. In the dialog box that opens, type the three-letter command - osk. This is short for the full English name of the on-screen keyboard - OnScreen Keyboard. Then press the enter key or click on the "OK" button and the system will launch the desired application.

Double-click the executable file of this program in Windows Explorer if for some reason both of the above methods do not work. You can start the file manager by simultaneously pressing the win and e keys (this is an English letter), or by double-clicking on the "My Computer" icon. Look for the required file named osk.exe in a folder named system32, which is subfolded in the WINDOWS folder on the system drive of your operating system.

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Many Java games on phones and computers have a virtual keyboard, which causes discomfort to many users and interferes with the game and workflow. Naturally, many have a desire to get rid of this defect. Not everyone knows how to do this.

Instructions

If you don't have a numeric keypad, take a look at the individual Num Pads sold in computer stores. They connect to a computer or laptop via a USB port and work in exactly the same way as a regular full keyboard with. There are also wireless models of these devices.

Use them when you have a laptop with a shortened keyboard, and you often have to use applications that use numbers and mathematical signs in your work, for example, a calculator or "1C Accounting". Also, the keys from the numeric keypad are often used in various games, usually they will perform some functions when the Num Lock mode is off, for example, the functions of the arrow keys and so on. It is also convenient to use them in ordinary computers if there is a shortened version of the keyboard. In some cases, a separate Num Pad is even more convenient than the one built in as a side keyboard.

Tip 7: How to Disable Virtual Keyboard on Windows 8 Tablet

Sometimes you need to turn off the virtual keyboard on your Windows 8 tablet. Let's say you open OneNote and want to start drawing, and the keyboard pops out and takes up half the screen. Or you open a Word document to read, and at this time, again, an unnecessary keyboard pops up. Or you use a tablet primarily for drawing, then again you don't need a keyboard. You can constantly press the "Hide" button. Or you can take drastic measures and turn it off completely.

It is difficult to predict in advance when you might need a virtual keyboard on your computer. You cannot do without it if you need to reinstall the input device drivers, when physical, it will be required in the absence of other means for entering text, or if there are problems with some keys on the keyboard. The on-screen keyboard has always been in Windows operating systems, and it has never been a problem to start it. At the same time, in Windows 10, Microsoft got carried away so much that the system has two keyboards, which can be entered using the mouse. Within the framework of this article, we will present several ways at once on how to launch the virtual keyboard on Windows 10, as well as note the main reasons why it may not work.

As noted above, there are 2 types of virtual keyboards on computers running the Windows 10 operating system. Basically, their functionality is the same, but they have a slightly different interface. In total, you can launch the on-screen keyboard in Windows 10 in 5 different ways, each of which is quite simple, and it will not be difficult to remember them all.

Through search

The easiest and most obvious search to launch the on-screen keyboard is to use the search, which in Windows 10 does a good job. To turn on the virtual keyboard, click on the search icon in the lower left corner of the screen and enter the query "On-screen keyboard" in it, and then select the found option.

The obvious disadvantage of this method is that it will be quite difficult to launch the virtual keyboard in this way if the physical keyboard does not work and there is nothing to enter a request with.

Through the command "Run"

The same type of on-screen keyboard described above can be launched via the Run command. To activate the "Run" line, press the Windows + R key combination on the keyboard or right-click on the "Start" button and select the appropriate item. In the open "Run" line, write osk and click "OK", after which the on-screen keyboard will appear on the screen.

This method has the same minus as the one described above - the need to enter a request from the keyboard, which is difficult if it is faulty.

Through the "Control Panel"

Ease of Access Center in Control Panel allows you to enable the onscreen keyboard. To do this, right-click the Start button and select Control Panel from the pop-up menu. Further, in the upper right corner of the window that opens, you must switch the view mode from "Category" to "Small icons" or "Large icons". After that, the "Ease of Access Center" icon will become available - click on it and select "Enable On-Screen Keyboard".

Via the quick task bar

In the lower right corner of the Windows 10 screen, where the clock and other shortcut icons are located, you can hold the hot button to turn on the onscreen keyboard. To display it, right-click on the clock and check the box next to Show touch keyboard. After that, a new icon will be available on the quick taskbar - just left-click on it to launch a virtual keyboard, made in the touch style.

Through "Parameters"

The computer settings menu lets you launch the on-screen keyboard quite easily. To do this, click on "Start" with the left mouse button and go to "Settings". Next, you need to select the "Accessibility" item and on the left side of the screen go to the "Keyboard" tab. After that, it remains to click on the corresponding button to turn on the virtual keyboard.

Onscreen keyboard won't turn on in Windows 10

If the on-screen keyboard on your computer does not turn on with any of the listed images, then most likely the corresponding service responsible for it is disabled. By disabling, the computer administrator could accidentally or intentionally turn off one of them, which is responsible for the virtual keyboard. Starting this service again is quite simple:

After the corresponding service is started, it remains to launch the on-screen keyboard using one of the methods described above.

When the on-screen keyboard constantly starts up on its own without the corresponding user command, this indicates incorrect settings in the accessibility features of Windows 10. To stop this, you must do the following:

After completing the steps above, the on-screen keyboard will stop spontaneously on a Windows 10 computer.

There are many reasons why your keyboard may not perform well or show any signs of life at all. First, you need to immediately determine the root cause of such a breakdown: software or hardware. In simple terms, either the keyboard itself is faulty, or the problem lies in the Windows settings.

So, in order ...

The keyboard works, but some keys do not work well (sticky, do not respond to pressing, etc.).

The reason is usually simple - the keyboard is dirty.

You need to disassemble the keyboard and clean it. It doesn't matter what kind of keyboard you have (usb, standard, wireless, built into a laptop). Turn the keyboard over, unscrew a few screws. Here you will see that there is a rubber pad under each button. Sometimes it happens that the pad breaks or "slides" from its place - as a result, the corresponding key does not work. Then you just put everything in its place.

The key buttons can be wiped clean with anything, any cleaning agent. But it is better not to touch the translucent film and everything else. By the way, so as not to get confused where which key should be, take a picture of your keyboard in advance. Of course, you can later find your keyboard model on the Internet and arrange the keys. But, nevertheless, it is much more convenient to take a photo of your keyboard. Some even number the keys with a pencil to avoid confusion later. After "cleaning", place the keys in their places, place the rubber pads (they can be placed in any order - they are all the same). The work is painstaking, but the result will be a great working keyboard.

Plug problem

If you have a classic keyboard (with a round purple plug), it sometimes happens that the small legs of the plug may bend.

In general, this type of connector is called PS / 2. Purple is for the keyboard, green is for the mouse. If you forcefully insert the plug, the legs may bend. Then you need to take tweezers (or small pliers) and straighten all the legs.

USB keyboard

This is an ordinary keyboard, only it is connected not to the PS / 2 connector, but to the USB connector.

If such a keyboard does not work when connected, then the problem most likely lies in the BIOS settings (SETUP). When starting the computer, press Del (or F6, everyone has different keys).

And since you cannot use a mouse in the bios settings, a reasonable question appears: "How will I press Del at startup, and how will I configure bios if the keyboard does not work for me ???!" The problem is solved simply - you go to your neighbor and ask him for a keyboard for 5 minutes :)

Wireless keyboard

I'll ask you a stupid question: "Have you charged your keyboard?"
Surprisingly, usually the battery just runs out and people forget to recharge it.

It also happens that Windows simply cannot install the drivers for your wireless keyboard. Then search for drivers on the Internet manually.

Drivers

It happens that some new installed program unknowingly corrupts the keyboard drivers. If you have Windows 7 installed, then driver problems shouldn't bother you. The system itself installs and restores drivers. Usually, you just need to restart your computer.

But there are times when the driver gets messed up or the new driver doesn't work well. In such cases, you can do two things. First, restore the system to a day when the keyboard worked fine. Secondly, you can go to the device manager and update the drivers, or view their properties by looking at the diagnostics.

Keys don't work in a particular program or game

You should find the settings for a program or game and look at the key assignments. In general, check out the settings. In games, as a rule, keys can be reassigned. And in the programs, see the list of hotkeys.

Some other tips

If the computer emits three long beeps (beeps, sounds) when you turn it on, this means that you inserted the keyboard incorrectly. Just pull out the plug and reinsert.

If the keyboard does not work suddenly, first of all, check it on other computers. If you only have one computer (usually everyone has this), then go to your neighbor and check the keyboard on his computer.

Sometimes it happens that the mouse (computer) starts to work poorly - to jam and freeze. The mouse will continuously appear to be disconnected and connected (the computer will beep to indicate that the device is connected). Due to the fact that the computer will constantly recheck the input devices connected to it, the keyboard will also begin to work poorly. Then just pull out the mouse and recheck the keyboard.

And there are also times when the mouse and keyboard cannot work at the same time. This happens EXTREMELY rarely, but it can happen. In some unknown way, some mouse models are simply incompatible with some keyboard models (?!). I have personally encountered such a case only once. You can usually trick the computer in this case. You need to find a mouse or keyboard in the registry and assign them different names. Sometimes it helps ... For the same reason, joysticks (gamepads) may sometimes not work in games. For example, a game only allows you to use Microsoft gamepads, and the others just don't work. Then you need to find your gamepad in the registry and rename it to the name Microsoft.

If the keyboard does not work, and you still need to find something on the Internet (for example: drivers for the keyboard), then you can use the on-screen keyboard.

That's all. Ask questions - I will be happy to answer them.
Thank you for attention!

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The onscreen keyboard is a disability assistive feature of the Windows operating system that allows you to display a keyboard on the desktop for entering characters and letters using mouse controls. The on-screen keyboard is also useful in cases where the standard input device is out of order and there is no other way to enter text.

There is no need to download additional software or install updates to display the keyboard on the screen. "On-Screen Keyboard" is included in the standard set of Windows programs of any edition. Windows 8 also introduces the ability to display a touch keyboard that supports mouse control on the computer screen.

Fast navigation through the article

Windows XP

In order to enable the on-screen keyboard on a computer running Windows XP, you need to:

• Press the "Start" button.
• Open the All Programs menu.
• Go to the "Standard" catalog.
• Select the On-Screen Keyboard app in the Accessibility folder.

If the need to access the program occurs frequently, it is recommended to place the application shortcut on the desktop.

Windows 7

To open the On-Screen Keyboard application in Windows 7, you need to:

• Open the start menu.
• Enter the word combination "On-screen keyboard" in the search bar.
• Open the application of the same name from the search results.

In order to place an on-screen keyboard shortcut on the desktop, you need to search for the program in the "Start" menu, right-click on the icon of the found application, select "Send" -\u003e "Desktop".

Windows 8

The method of opening the On-Screen Keyboard program in the Windows 8 operating system is no different from the method of opening a similar program in Windows 7. However, the new system has the ability to pin the on-screen keyboard shortcut to the taskbar to instantly invoke it. This requires:

• Right-click on the taskbar.
• Select the "Panels" menu item.
• Check the box next to the "Touch keyboard" item.

The corresponding program icon will appear on the taskbar next to the notification area.