Windows 10: Opening the on-screen keyboard loads two versions

HelloI'm setting up a few machines that are using touchscreen monitors.The first machine works perfectly.The next two are always opening 2 on screen keyboards.Note that I have paused updates because the latest patch prevents assigned access configs being loaded.Either clicking the taskbar button or the open option in Settings->Personalisation->Text Input->Touch Keyboard loads two keyboards.These are the settings I found worked on the first machine.Settings->Personalisation->Taskbar: Touch Keyboard = Always.Settings->Accessibility->Keyboard->on-screen keyboard = Off.Sett

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The on screen keyboard keeps loading at start up and everytime I open the task manager. How do I turn off this useless application.

Hi Jesse,



Welcome to Microsoft community and thank you for posting your query.

Sorry for the inconvenience cause to you. I will be glad to help you with this.



To understand the issue better, please provide us more information.

• When you say ‘’ on screen keyboard keeps loading at start up’’ is it on the log-in screen or start up desktop screen?
• What is the make and model of the computer?

If the issue appear on the desktop screen, try the below steps and check.

• 
  Go to settings and click on Ease of access.
  
• Click on Keyboard and turn off the On-screen keyboard.

Hope this helps. Please let us know the status.

 

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.