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Windows 8 - Disable the virtual keyboard

Latest update on October 26, 2013 at 08:07 AM by jak58.

Issue
Solution

Issue

How to prevent the virtual keyboard from being displayed when opening text documents on a touch screen PC (running Windows 8).

Solution

To disable the virtual (on-screen) keyboard:

Go to the Computer Management (Right-click in the bottom left cornerof your screen.)
In the Computer Management window go to Services.
Then look for the following line "Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service"
Right click > Properties > Stop the service.

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