{"id":328,"date":"2025-01-22T16:18:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T16:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digitalsaviour.co.uk\/blog\/?p=328"},"modified":"2025-01-22T16:18:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T16:18:13","slug":"how-windows-11-affects-on-screen-keyboard-for-tablets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitalsaviour.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/01\/22\/how-windows-11-affects-on-screen-keyboard-for-tablets\/","title":{"rendered":"How Windows 11 Affects On-Screen Keyboard for Tablets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In Windows 10 there was a tablet mode that would change the way your device worked so that it was usable as a tablet without a keyboard attached. In Windows 11 they have taken away this feature which causes some issues if you have a device that will not normally have a physical keyboard attached for normal use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The method that Microsoft uses to decide if the on-screen keyboard will pop up in Windows 11 is based on whether a physical keyboard is removed. This is the default setting. This situation, of course, causes UX issues. Devices like the Surface GO and Surface Pro among others may never have a keyboard connected post build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The solution to this is actually quite easy but is hidden away from normal users. A few reg keys are required to put it into a mode where the On-Screen Keyboard will be available from a fresh boot of a device. Run these commands from a command prompt. Note that this is \u201cHKCU\u201d so is specific to the user running the commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

reg add \"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\windows\\CurrentVersion\\ImmersiveShell\" \/v TabletMode \/t REG_DWORD \/d 1 \/f\nreg add \"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\TabletTip\\1.7\" \/v EnableDesktopModeAutoInvoke \/t REG_DWORD \/d 1 \/f\nreg add \"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\TabletTip\\1.7\" \/v DisableNewKeyboardExperience \/t REG_DWORD \/d 1 \/f<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
This can easily be deployed using an MDM such as Intune<\/a> or using an RMM such as Ninja One<\/a> or Connectwise Control<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the reg keys are in place a reboot of the device is required and from then on you can be completely keyboard free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you have a convertible device and want to use it primarily without a keyboard attached you will want to be creating these registry keys.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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