To open the On-Screen Keyboard. Go to Start , then select Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard, and turn on the On-Screen Keyboard toggle. A keyboard that can be used to move around the screen and enter text will appear on the screen. The keyboard will remain on the screen until you close it.

Turn on the On-Screen Keyboard. Windows logo key + U. Opens Accessibility Settings. Windows logo key + W. Opens Widgets

Turn on the toggle under Use the On-Screen Keyboard to select keys by using the mouse or another pointing device (like a joystick) or to use a single switch to cycle through the keys on the screen. Turn on the toggle under Sticky Keys if you have trouble pressing two keys at the same time.

On-screen keyboard. Physical, external keyboards are commonly used with PCs. But Windows has a built-in accessibility tool called the On-Screen Keyboard that can be used with a mouse instead of a physical keyboard. Use the On-Screen Keyboard in Windows.

For Windows 11. If your keyboard does not have a Scroll Lock key, on your computer, click Start > Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard. Click the On-Screen keyboard button to turn it on. When the on-screen keyboard appears on your screen, click the ScrLk button.

To open the On-Screen Keyboard. Go to Start , then select Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard, and turn on the On-Screen Keyboard toggle. A keyboard that can be used to move around the screen and enter text will appear on the screen. The keyboard will remain on the screen until you close it.

Use the On-Screen Keyboard (OSK) to type. Use voice access to control your PC & author text with your voice. Learn about Windows Hello and set it up. Make your mouse, keyboard, and other input devices easier to use. Get to know the touch keyboard. Focus. Make it easier to focus on tasks. How to use the taskbar in Windows 11.

Right-click (or long-press) on the taskbar, then select Taskbar settings to display the context menu. Under System tray icons, set Touch keyboard to Never (or When no keyboard attached if you want to see it then). Prevent the touch keyboard from appearing—even when there's no attached keyboard.

See what's on the screen. Make the content on your screen bigger using Magnifier, or use high contrast mode. Use your keyboard. Turn on Sticky Keys, Toggle Keys, Filter Keys, or the On-Screen Keyboard. Use your mouse. Change the pointer size, or turn on Mouse Keys to use your keypad to move the mouse.

Windows logo key + S. Opens Search. Windows logo key + E. Opens File Explorer. Alt + Tab. Opens Task Switcher, moving forward with each press of Tab, switching to that window on release. Shift + Alt + Tab. Opens Task Switcher, moving backward with each press of Tab, switching to that window on release.