{"id":8147,"date":"2016-10-28T03:30:57","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T03:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=8147"},"modified":"2016-10-28T03:36:28","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T03:36:28","slug":"6-ways-to-open-on-screen-keyboard-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-on-screen-keyboard-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways to Open On-Screen Keyboard in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On-Screen Keyboard is a virtual keyboard that can be used in place of a physical keyboard. You can use your mouse or other pointing device to type the keys. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 6 ways to turn on \/ open On-Screen Keyboard in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/on-screen-keyboard.png\" alt=\"on-screen-keyboard\" width=\"600\" height=\"170\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8160\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Open On-Screen Keyboard from Control Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/9-ways-to-open-control-panel-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\">Open the Control Panel<\/a> and select either Large icons or Small icons in the View by menu. Click <strong>Ease of Access Center<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ease-of-access-center.png\" alt=\"ease-of-access-center\" width=\"563\" height=\"296\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Start On-Screen Keyboard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/start-on-screen-keyboard.png\" alt=\"start-on-screen-keyboard\" width=\"600\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8151\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Open On-Screen Keyboard from Run or Command Prompt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box, or open the Command Prompt. Type <strong>osk<\/strong> and hit Enter. This will open the On-Screen Keyboard immediately.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/run-osk.png\" alt=\"run-osk\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8152\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Open On-Screen Keyboard from PC Settings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Press the Windows key + I to open the PC Settings app. Click <strong>Ease of Access<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ease-of-access-settings.png\" alt=\"ease-of-access-settings\" width=\"600\" height=\"417\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8153\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the left sidebar, select the <strong>Keyboard<\/strong> option. Under <strong>On-Screen Keyboard<\/strong> on the right side, move the slider to the right to turn it on. This will launch On-Screen Keyboard immediately. After closing it, the slider will be automatically put back to Off.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/turn-on-onscreen-keyboard.png\" alt=\"turn-on-onscreen-keyboard\" width=\"600\" height=\"390\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8154\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 4: Open On-Screen Keyboard via Cortana Search<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click the Cortana Search box on the taskbar, type <strong>osk<\/strong> and then click the &#8220;<strong>On-Screen Keyboard<\/strong>&#8221; desktop app to launch it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/search-on-screen-keyboard.png\" alt=\"search-on-screen-keyboard\" width=\"393\" height=\"428\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8155\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 5: Open On-Screen Keyboard from Start Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click the <strong>Start<\/strong> button. From the Start Menu, expand the <strong>Windows Ease of Access<\/strong> folder and you can access On-Screen Keyboard.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/on-screen-keyboard-in-start-menu.png\" alt=\"on-screen-keyboard-in-start-menu\" width=\"549\" height=\"519\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8156\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 6: Open On-Screen Keyboard from Login Screen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At Windows 10 login screen, click the <strong>Ease of Access<\/strong> icon at the bottom-left corner. From the popup menu, you can select <strong>On-Screen Keyboard<\/strong>, and then use it to type your Windows password.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/on-screen-keyboard-at-login.jpg\" alt=\"on-screen-keyboard-at-login\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8157\" \/><\/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>On-Screen Keyboard is a virtual keyboard that can be used in place of a physical keyboard. You can use your mouse or other pointing device to type the keys. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 6 ways to turn on \/ open On-Screen Keyboard in Windows 10. 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