{"id":7243,"date":"2016-07-04T16:07:26","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T16:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=7243"},"modified":"2016-07-04T16:12:05","modified_gmt":"2016-07-04T16:12:05","slug":"turn-off-or-disable-touch-keyboard-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/turn-off-or-disable-touch-keyboard-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Turn Off or Disable Touch Keyboard in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If your computer has a physical keyboard, then you might not need to use the Touch keyboard at all. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you a simple way to turn off, remove or disable Touch keyboard in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/touch-keyboard1.png\" alt=\"touch-keyboard\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7245\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Turn Off or Disable Touch Keyboard in Windows 10?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the Windows key + R on your keyboard to open the Run box. Type <strong>services.msc<\/strong> and press Enter.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/run-services.png\" alt=\"run-services\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7212\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>When the Services applet opens, click on the Name column to sort the services by name, and then scroll until you locate the &#8220;<strong>Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service<\/strong>&#8220;. Double-click on that service.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/services.png\" alt=\"services\" width=\"600\" height=\"217\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7244\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the resulting Properties window, change the <strong>Startup type<\/strong> to <strong>Disabled<\/strong>, and click the <strong>Stop<\/strong> button if this service is running now. Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to save your change.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/touch-keyboard-service.png\" alt=\"touch-keyboard-service\" width=\"406\" height=\"468\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7246\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>If the Touch keyboard shortcut icon is displayed in the system tray, you can remove it by right-clicking on the taskbar and deselecting the &#8220;<strong>Show touch keyboard button<\/strong>&#8221; option.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/remove-touch-keyboard-button.png\" alt=\"remove-touch-keyboard-button\" width=\"280\" height=\"442\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7247\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Reboot your computer. No more annoying keyboard icon in the system tray and the Touch keyboard will not pop up automatically and bother you anymore.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This will of course, disable both the Touch keyboard and handwriting service, so you won&#8217;t be able to use the handwriting. If you need to enable Touch keyboard again, just change the Startup type of the &#8220;<strong>Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service<\/strong>&#8221; service back to <strong>Automatic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your computer has a physical keyboard, then you might not need to use the Touch keyboard at all. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you a simple way to turn off, remove or disable Touch keyboard in Windows 10. How to Turn Off or Disable Touch Keyboard in Windows 10? 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