Windows 10: On screen keyboard is being annoying

It used to be the case that sometimes it was difficult to get the onscreen keyboard to come up when it was supposed to. After the latest update to Windows 10, the onscreen keyboard pops up every time I touch the screen. I am just trying to scroll on web pages or click on links and the onscreen keyboard keeps popping up, obscuring half the page. I am not clicking on (or anywhere near) text boxes, and yet the keyboard pops up. I don't want to disable it altogether because there are times when I need it; I just want it to go back to the way it is supposed to work where it pops up when you click on a text box... not popping up every time you touch the screen. Since this started happening after an update to Windows 10, I am guessing it will take another update to fix, but if there is a setting please let me know; otherwise please have someone fix this in an update to Windows 10.


This happens both in tablet and standard mode. I am using a Surface Pro 3.

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want to use manual keyboard----not on screen keyboard

Hi,

The On-Screen Keyboard is an application which provides a visual keyboard on your screen that can be used in place of a physical keyboard. To better assist you and provide you with the appropriate troubleshooting steps, kindly answer the questions below:

• Is your physical keyboard not functioning?
• Have you tried turning off the On-Screen Keyboard?

To turn off the On-Screen Keyboard, kindly follow the steps below:

• Click on Start.
• Go to Settings.
• Select Ease of Access.
• On the left panel, click on Keyboard.
• Under On-Screen Keyboard, make sure it is set to Off.

We'll be waiting for your response.

 

on-screen keyboard

Thanks so much! Having the on-screen keyboard come up every time I started my computer was so annoying. Now it's back to normal!!

 

On screen Keyboard

Hi,



To quickly access the On-screen Keyboard (OSK) without going to Settings, follow the steps below:

• Right-click on the taskbar.
• Make sure that the "Show touch keyboard button" is enabled.
• Touch keyboard icon will appear on the notification area.
• Click on it to launch the On-Screen Keyboard.

Let us know if this works for you.