On-screen keyboard shortcut

If you use a Windows 10 PC as your daily device for personal or work-related tasks, there are different kinds of keyboards that can help you work better.  

The most common type of keyboard is the physical one that you plug into your PC or the built-in keyboard on your laptop.

However, there’s a virtual keyboard that’s commonly used with Surface devices or touchscreen laptops often referred to as the on-screen keyboard.

This built-in Ease of Access tool also works in desktop mode and can be used when your physical keyboard is damaged, the keyboard keys won’t work or you don’t have a keyboard at all.

This guide explains different ways to enable the on-screen keyboard in Windows 10 so you can work even if you don’t have access to a physical keyboard.

How to Enable the On-screen Keyboard on Windows 10

The on-screen keyboard is a virtual keyboard that contains all the standard keys you would find on a physical keyboard.

To use the keyboard, you’ll need a pointing device like your mouse.

Alternatively, you can cycle through the virtual keyboard using a single key o

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