Photoshop calling in virtual keyboard in Windows 10

[wakenthedead]

Hi. Every now and then Photoshop will call this weird virtual keyboard, and sometimes I can't even close it until I restart my computer. It's becoming annoying.

Anyone know which settings I need to go to or any way to disable this feature that I don't need? Screenshot attached.

[Guest]

Hi

Windows Key + CTRL + O will open and close it

[wakenthedead]

Thanks for your suggestion, however, it did not kill the keyboard pop up, it just opened a bigger one along.

As shown in screenshot attached

[Guest]

Strange, the large keyboard you see is the Windows onscreen keyboard, the smaller one doesn't look right, what options do you see when you click on the cog icon

[wakenthedead]

I can change the smaller keyboard when clicking on the settings icon you've highlighted. I can then change it to tablet, or other different on-screen keyboards, I've tried clicking the 'X' to quit but it won't go away. Maybe it's a bug not related to photoshop? I just thought it is because it happens when I'm using it, also it shows up a lot when I'm renaming group folders with my pen tablet.

[Guest]

What kind of Pen Tablet do you have, have you tried re-installing the driver or downloading the latest driver from the manufacturers website

[Trevor.Dennis]

https://forums.adobe.com/people/Ged+Traynor  wrote

Hi

Windows Key + CTRL + O will open and close it

Goodness Ged.  That's really useful.  I always struggle to bring up the keyboard when using my Cintiq Companion 2.  It only really gets used when I'm travelling by air, and I don't actually like it, but all the same, that's a great shortcut, and one I didn't have despite having a big list of Windows shortcuts.

[wakenthedead]

It is a great shortcut to close and open the virtual keyboard, for some people, for me however, I just wish it'd close forever.

[catmo13]

I'm having the same issue and don't want to ever see a pop up keyboard!

[Guest]

Hi

You can disable the service in Windows 10 by typing Services on the start menu

Locate this service "Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service"

Then right click and select Properties and from the Startup type select Disabled

[catmo13]

Thanks so much Ged! That's great all sorted.

[Guest]

You're welcome

[PECourtejoie]

Hello, please provide both the complete exact version of Windows 10 you are using, the version of Photoshop (help>System info will tell you that) and which steps exactly create that issue.

[wakenthedead]

Thanks for trying to help.

I haven't been able to reproduce the virtual keyboard that won't close. So it fixed itself. May have been windows updates or drivers, or maybe photoshop update that came in from the cloud. I waited for 3 weeks before posting, I think it's safe to say it's gone.

Now there's only one virtual keyboard left, it's more of an annoyance and distraction, it pops everytime I rename a layer or folder and will close as soon as I use the keyboard to start typing/renaming. I've read somewhere it's a feature and it can't be disabled? I rather label it as a bug than feature tbh.

As per info requested:

Adobe Photoshop Version: 19.1.4 20180507.r.325 2018/05/07: 1170750  x64

Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit

Version: 10 or greater 10.0.17134.1