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Windows-8.1 / 10 on-screen keyboard, (find, start, run)?


It´s easy to find and start the Windows-8 / 10 On-screen keyboard



 

1.) ... Start the Windows on-screen keyboard quickly! 
2.) ... The settings of the Windows on-screen keyboard! 
3.) ... Desktop shortcut for the Windows on-screen keyboard! 
4.) ... Start the on-screen keyboard automatically at login, z, B, for tablets and MS Surface! 
5.) ... If the Windows on-screen keyboard does not want to start!



Hot-Tip ►►►► Make the keyboard more easier to use!

1.) Start the Windows on-screen keyboard quickly! 

To start (run) the Windows-8 and 8.1 On-screen keyboard,

1. please press the key combination [Win-Logo]+[R],
2. then simply enter the command osk

(... See Image-1 Point 1 and 2)!

Confirm the onscreen keyboard command with [ENTER], this command will open the screen keyboard on the Win-8 and / or Windows 8.1 Desktop ( ... See image-1 Point 3 )

(Image-1) Command to start eg. run the Windows-8.1 and 8 On-screen keyboard! Command to start eg. run the Windows-8 On-screen keyboard

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After the first start of Windows 8 and 10, it is the users who often use the on-screen keyboard, looking for this, this does not need to be extra installed, or downloaded, the on-screen keyboard is just a bit more hidden, this solution example You also use Windows Server 2012 and 2016!
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2.) The settings of the Windows on-screen keyboard! 

After starting the Windows on-screen keyboard, you can also disable / enable some settings, such as the Windows click sound!
 
And other options such as, ease of navigation in the screen display buttons, use text prediction, insert spaces behind predicted words, etc ...

(Image-2) Onscreen keyboard Options!
Onscreen keyboard Options!

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You can use this virtual input device so that it does not depend on the physical hardware for entering text and data. This virtual input device ensures a visual possibility with all standard buttons. You can tap directly on the monitor using the mouse, or using a touch screen, or you can use a single key, or a group of keys, to toggle between the keys on the screen.

3.) Desktop shortcut for the Windows on-screen keyboard! 

If you often use the on-screen keyboard, you also want to create a desktop shortcut for the on-screen keyboard on the Windows desktop, so it's even faster to reach!  

Press the Windows logo + D key combination  to focus the Windows 10 desktop!
 
Right-click on an empty spot on the Windows desktop and select "New" , option "Shortcut"  

Just enter the full path  C:\WINDOWS\system32\osk.exe  and name OSK or on- screen keyboard . 

(Image-3) On-screen keyboard on Windows Desktop!
On-screen keyboard on Windows Desktop!

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4.) Start the on-screen keyboard automatically at login, z, B, for tablets and MS Surface! 

If you want the screen keyboard to appear on screen immediately upon login, please open the:
shell:startup  directory! 
 
After you create the  desktop shortcut for the keyboard , you can make a copy to the Auto-Start folder. If you work on the tablet, it can be very helpful! 
 

See also: ►►► ... Small icons Taskbars Resize!



(Image-4) on-screen keyboard at Windows Login!
on-screen keyboard at Windows Login!

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5.) If the Windows on-screen keyboard does not want to start!

It happens that the on-screen keyboard hangs, because it is only a program, it can happen, this is a restart of the PC, or the restart of the osk.exe via the Windows Task Manager to remedy.

See:  
►►►  How to quit hanging programs in Windows ! 
optional: 
►►► Restart  Windows programs or processes with ProcessKO !

 

If the file is corrupted, the Windows System File Checker is the correct Windows tool to restore the original versions of the damaged osk.exe files.  

►►►   use System File Checker !

 



FAQ 35: Updated on: 2 March 2021 08:12 Windows
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How to uninstall programs in Windows 8 / 10 and 8.1?


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If you have a scanner on your Windows 8 or 8.1 you can use Windows Fax and Scan to scan documents and photos and to fax it.
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To activate Windows 8 or 8.1 via phone system Please start the Win-8 cmd.exe in administrative mode. Use this solution also for Windows Server 2008 and 2012
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