Windows 10: Enable or Disable Standard Keyboard for Touch Keyboard in Windows 10

How to: Enable or Disable Standard Keyboard for Touch Keyboard in Windows 10


Warning This tutorial is no longer valid in Windows 10.

The Full (standard) layout is now included in the Touch Keyboard by default to select.

*Arrow How to Change Layout of Touch Keyboard in Windows 10


Information You can use different keyboards with Windows to fit your needs. The most common is a physical, external keyboard that you plug into your PC. Windows 10 includes a touch keyboard for PCs.

The standard keyboard layout option for the touch keyboard includes all standard keys available, such as:

• Windows key
• Alt key
• Esc key
• Fn key
• All F-keys (F1 - F12)

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the standard full keyboard layout as a touch keyboard option for your account in Windows 10.

CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Enable or Disable Standard Keyboard Layout as Touch Keyboard Option in Settings
• Option Two: To Enable or Disable Standard Keyboard Layout as Touch Keyboard Option using a REG file

EXAMPLE: Standard keyboard layout on touch keyboard











OPTION ONE [/i] To Enable or Disable Standard Keyboard Layout as Touch Keyboard Option in Settings


Note This option is only available if you have a touch screen.

If you don't, then you can use Option Two below instead.


1. Open Settings, and click/tap on Devices.

2. Click/tap on Typing on the left side, and turn On or Off Add the standard keyboard layout as a touch keyboard option under Touch keyboard on the right side for what you want. (see screenshot below)

3. You can now close Settings if you like.








OPTION TWO [/i] To Enable or Disable Standard Keyboard Layout as Touch Keyboard Option using a REG file


Note The .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\TabletTip\1.7

EnableCompatibilityKeyboard DWORD

0 = Disable
1 = Enable


1. Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Enable Standard Keyboard Layout as Touch Keyboard Option
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Enable_standard_keyboard_layout_as_touch_keyboard_option.reg

Download

3. To Disable Standard Keyboard Layout as Touch Keyboard Option
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Disable_standard_keyboard_layout_as_touch_keyboard_option.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. Toggle to hide and show touch keyboard on taskbar to apply. (see screenshot below)



8. If you like, you can now delete the downloaded .reg file.


That's it,
Shawn


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Permanently Enable Virtual Touch Keyboard in Desktop Mode

Hi,



Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern regarding the issue that you are facing.

If you want to enable the Touch keyboard follow the steps

• Right Click on the taskbar
• Click on Show touch keyboard button
• Then you will be able to see the keyboard in the taskbar, whenever it’s required you can just click on the icon on the taskbar.

It is not possible to disable the Auto-hide behavior of touch keyboard in Windows 10, whenever you use
the physical keyboard then it will automatically hides the Touch Keyboard.

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help

 

Disabling Touch Keyboard Windows 10

How do I disable touch keyboard an work from the standard keyboard in windows 10

 

The Windows 10 Touch Keyboard is not using the Standard Keyboard Layout after upgrading to 1709 - How to fix this?

Reading everything, I found following solution:

- combination language NL and keyboard US (standard, not international) gives as result:

• keyboard options working: Standard keyboard, little, position, pencil
• text suggestion working

- combination language with different keyboard (US International, RU, etc.) gives as result:

• keyboard options working: little, position, pencil. Not working (grey): Standard keyboard
• text suggestions working

When you want use the combination: a different language + keyboard not US standard + standard keyboard, you need
copied the following directories using command prompt from windows:

• "C:\Windows.old\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink" to -> "C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink"
• "C:\Windows.old\‏‏Program Files (x86)‎\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Ink" to -> "C:\‏‏Program Files (x86)‎\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Ink"

Keyboard is changed by:

• settings touch keyboard>language>select language>options
• Control panel>Language

In general:

• touchscreen keyboard acts a little bit slower, but for me acceptable
• swiping does not work?
• Better solution? Setting is more easy, but the functionality is less. I hope that Microsoft will improve the touch keyboard in the future...

 

Disable Automatic Activation of Touch Keyboard

I would like to totally disable the either the keyboard or stylus box from opening when the type cover is attached. It appears to open whenever the stylus is used regardless of whether the keyboard is attached. Any suggestions for disabling the popup box?

 

Touch keyboard pops up at login

If the above steps didn't work, we suggest that you disable the Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service. Please follow these steps:

• Click on Start.
• Type Services, and then press Enter.
• On the right pane, look for Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service. Double-click on it.
• Locate the Startup Type drop down, and change it to Disabled.
• Click on Apply button to save changes.
• Click on OK button to close the Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service
  window.

Let us know how it goes.