This article will show you the steps to disable the on-screen keyboard in Windows 10. We'll also explain how to prevent the keyboard from appearing on the sign-in screen and everywhere else in Windows.

The easiest and fastest way to turn off the on-screen keyboard is with a keyboard shortcut. Press Win+Ctrl+O to toggle the keyboard on and off.

If the on-screen keyboard is appearing on the login screen when you don't want it to, there are a couple of other steps you can take to disable it. Here's how it works from within Settings:

Press Win+i to open the Settings app. Or search for it from the taskbar.