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Why does the on-screen keyboard pop up when I have a physical keyboard?
I have a physical keyboard connected to my device, but the on-screen keyboard keeps popping up unexpectedly while I am typing or navigating through the system, which is frustrating and interrupts my ...
Windows has two different software keyboards, so the fix depends on which one is appearing.
For the touch keyboard that opens when you select a text box:
- Windows 11: Go to Settings > Time & language > Typing > Touch keyboard and set Show the touch keyboard to Never, if available.
- Windows 10: Go to Settings > Devices > Typing and turn off the option to show the touch keyboard when not in tablet mode and no keyboard is attached.
For the Accessibility On-Screen Keyboard, go to Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard on Windows 11, or Ease of Access > Keyboard on Windows 10, and turn it off. Win+Ctrl+O also toggles this keyboard, so an accidental shortcut can bring it back.
On a convertible laptop, check that it isn’t incorrectly detecting a folded-back or detached keyboard. That can trigger the touch keyboard even when typing still works.