Sometimes you need to turn off the virtual keyboard on your Windows 8 tablet. Let's say you open OneNote and want to start drawing, and the keyboard pops out and takes up half the screen. Or you open a Word document to read, and at this time, again, an unnecessary keyboard pops up. Or you use a tablet primarily for drawing, then again you don't need a keyboard. You can constantly press the "Hide" button. Or you can take drastic measures and turn it off completely.
Necessary
Tablet running Windows 8 operating system
Instructions
Step 1
We go to the computer control panel.
Step 2
If the view by category is enabled, then switch to the icon view. We start "Administration".
Step 3
In the "Administration" section, start "Services".
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; Step 4
In the list of operating system services that opens, look for "Touch keyboard and handwriting panel service".
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Step 5
Double click on the name of the service. In the properties window that opens, stop the service (the "Stop" button) and set the startup type - "Disabled". The service is now completely disabled, and the keyboard will no longer bother you.
Step 6
The downside is that in the option to disable the touch keyboard service, you won't be able to enter text without an external keyboard. But there is still one trick. Windows 8 (and previous versions too) has an onscreen keyboard in the Accessibility section. It can be found at "C: / Windows / System32 / osk.exe" via Explorer or run from the control panel: "Control Panel -> Accessibility -> Enable On-Screen Keyboard". This keyboard is called only when you call it yourself, but it will not let you be left completely without the ability to enter text.
