Windows 10: On Screen Keyboard For Windows 11

Okay so whenever I try to use my caps lock key on my touch screen keyboard that shows up when I'm not using my actual physical keyboard it doesn't work, I try to press the "UP ARROW" that shows up to the right of keyboard twice because its worked for me in the past and normally after I press it twice it'll stay on Caps Lock until I press the arrow twice again. This is has been an issue for a while and I'd love it if I could fix this or get it fixed so if anyone knows a way to fix it, please let me know ASAP.Thanks so much in advance!Love vevegirl22.

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Windows 11 On-Screen Keyboard not working at login

Hi Cristiano,

Thank you for your reply and for the troubleshooting suggestions to try and fix the issue.

In Windows 11 the On-Screen Keyboard is part of Accessibility and I have searched for a way to uninstall / reinstall it but it is not listed under Optional features or Apps. I have run the keyboard troubleshooter but I believe that is checking the physical keyboard and not the On-Screen Keyboard.

I will do a System Restore and see if that fixes the issue.

Would you know the best way to reach out to Microsoft Support for further assistance so it can be escalated to the development team for a fix?

Thank you for your help.

 

On-Screen Keyboard bug changes foreground window

This On-Screen Keyboard bug changes the current foreground window.

Steps:

1. Open Edge and notepad and maximize them (never minimize them)
2. Select notepad by clicking on it in taskbar (it's now on top)
3. Open the On-Screen Keyboard (in Windows Ease of access)
4. Type a few characters into notepad with the On-Screen Keyboard
5. Minimize the On-Screen Keyboard
6. Select Edge by clicking on it in taskbar (it's now on top)
7. Restore the On-Screen Keyboard by clicking on it in taskbar and use it to type into Edge

Result:

Notepad is now on top

Expected result:

Edge remains on top i.e. the On-Screen Keyboard maintains the current foreground window in which you intended to type.

History:

This superuser Q&A contains links to this bug being reported in windows 8, windows 7 and claims it goes back 17 years to Windows XP.

Workarounds:

Kill the On-Screen Keyboard every time instead of minimizing it. The bug occurs because the On-Screen Keyboard fails to keep track of the current foreground window while minimized.

Patch out the SetForegroundWindow call from the On-Screen Keyboard binary as described in the superuser link above.

Wait 17 more years for Microsoft to fix it.

Tell user to stop being disabled.

 

On-screen keyboard

Hi Chris, my name is Max and I'm an independent advisor.

I suggest that you run the automatic troubleshooter to diagnose and fix issues that you can encounter with your On-Screen Keyboard. Do the following steps, please:

Start menu -choose Settings (the gear icon)

Select Update & Security, and then select Troubleshoot.

Find Keyboard on the list.

Click on it, and click the ‘Run the troubleshooter’ button.