Vista - On-Screen Keyboard

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The On-Screen Keyboard is a tool that displays a virtual keyboard on the screen that allows you to type data using a pointing device, joystick, or mouse. This will show you how to turn the On-Screen Keyboard on or off temporarily, and on or off at startup in Vista. It is turned off by default.

Note

The file path for the On-Screen Keyboard program is: C:\Windows\System32\osk.exe

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1. Close the On-Screen Keyboard.

2. Open the Control Panel (Classic view).

3. Click on the Click to play button in the video below.
NOTE: This will show you how to turn the On-Screen Keyboard on temporarily until you close it, and on or off at the startup of Vista when you logon.

Note

This for when you have a tablet pc plugged into your computer and cannot get the on-screen keyboard to turn off without unplugging the tablet pc.

1. To Turn Off the On-Screen Keyboard for a Tablet PC -

A) Close the On-Screen Keyboard.

B) Uncheck the Tablet PC Optional Components box in Windows and Feature.
NOTE: For how, see: How to Turn Windows Features On or Off in Vista

C) Go to step 3.

2. To Turn On the On-Screen Keyboard for a Tablet PC -

A) Check the Tablet PC Optional Components box in Windows and Feature.
NOTE: For how, see: How to Turn Windows Features On or Off in Vista

B) Plug in the Tablet PC.

3. Restart the computer.