So you want to use your laptop keyboard to type and it’s
misbehaving or it has malfunctioned.
For example,
You may have installed a new keyboard and drivers have not
been updated
Or the motherboard and the keyboard are not connected
properly, i.e. the ribbon or connector is loose, broken or damaged. Hence it
may be unresponsive.
Dirt or spills on the keyboard may also cause it to
malfunction. Some keys may not be working, cannot be pressed.
Some keys may not be working or
Let’s say the keys have been scrabbed off or warn out and
not visible.
This may be some of the reasons you highly need to be using
the virtual keyboard on your screen, read below how you can activate and use
the onscreen keyboard.
Procedure to Activated Onscreen or Virtual Keyboard
Method 1
1.
In windows 10, Go to the start tab and search
for “keyboard”
2.
Select On-Screen Keyboard.(Desktop App)
3.
Therefore
there you go you have your On-Screen keyboard displayed.
4.
You can go ahead and use it as you navigate with
the external mouse.
5.
The mouse will help you type on the virtual
keyboard(On-Screen)
Method 2
1.
Right-Click on the Taskbar. It will display a
bunch of options.
2.
Select “Show
Touch Keyboard button”
You will notice a small keyboard displayed on the taskbar.
3.
When you click on the small keyboard icon on the
taskbar it will be docked On the Screen
4.
Click on the middle button to undock and have
your On-Screen keyboard floating on the screen
5.
Pro tip about this keyboard is that it has
emojis as well as keyboard setup preferences (You can separate the keyboard
into two as well)
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