Windows 10: Enable Physical Keyboard in Tablet Mode Windows 11

Hi. My issue is somewhat unique. I have an HP Envy 360 laptop. The hinge broke and now the screen doesn't work. I'm planning to get a new laptop at some point but for now I got a portable monitor. What I'd like to be able to do is, for the time being, basically fold the laptop into "tablet mode" but use the keyboard and mouse instead of the screen. I know that Windows 11 doesn't have the specific Tablet Mode like Windows 10 did, but is there any way to turn it off manually in Windows 11?Thanks, yall!

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Windows 10 Onscreen keyboard is on HotKey mode when 2-in-1 is in tablet mode.

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

• Since when are you facing this issue?
  
• When you say that everything is fine with real keyboard in desktop mode, do you refer to the physical keyboard?
  
• Does the onscreen keyboard work properly in desktop mode?
  

Please get back to us with the information requested above, so that we can suggest the appropriate troubleshooting steps.



Meanwhile, I would suggest to create a new user account and see if the onscreen keyboard works properly in both desktop and tablet mode. Please refer to the article below.

Create a local user or administrator account in Windows 10




We look forward for your reply.



Peer Samie

Microsoft Community-Moderator

 

No virtual keyboard in tablet mode with a physical keyboard attached

Clean installs of Windows 10 on either a Surface w/Keyboard or an Ultrabook (doesn't matter what kind test this in a store with multiple Surfaces or Ultrabooks same thing on all devices). When you place the device in tablet mode the virtual keyboard is
not available which makes the device completely useless. This is not a device or corrupt Windows install this is a clean install of Windows 10 and appears to be a design bug or flaw so reinstalling windows does not fix the issue. It is not related to a
certain device either as this can be replicated on several different machine types as long as they have a physical keyboard attached. On a surface if you remove the physical keyboard and put it in tablet mode the virtual keyboard appears but if you leave
it connected you cannot work in tablet mode. Is there a Windows 10 patch to fix this issue?

 

Use physical keyboard in tablet mode

I have a Dell Inspiron computer, which has a tablet mode. However, putting my laptop into tablet mode disables the physical keyboard. Is there any way I can turn it back on?

So far, I've tried the following things:

1. Disabling tablet mode completely. However, when I fold my laptop, it says in "desktop mode", but the keyboard is disabled.
   
2. Disabling the "Intel Integrated Sensor Solutions" driver in the Device Manager.
   
3. Disabling the touchscreen altogether.
   

However, none of the above methods work in any combination. What am I missing?