{"id":1066,"date":"2015-01-08T19:12:57","date_gmt":"2015-01-08T18:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iplumbing.nl\/blog\/?p=1066"},"modified":"2015-01-08T19:16:35","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T18:16:35","slug":"disable-onscreen-keyboard-in-windows-8-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iplumbing.nl\/blog\/2015\/01\/08\/disable-onscreen-keyboard-in-windows-8-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Disable onscreen keyboard in Windows 8.1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Windows 8.1 thinks that my laptop has a touch screen and therefor deems it necessary to display a little keyboard icon on my task bar, with which I can summon an onscreen keyboard.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, neither does my laptop in fact have a touch screen nor am I interested at all in using that idiotic onscreen keyboard.<\/p>\n

So, how does one get rid of that icon? After searching the Interwebs I’m convinced that as of writing, there is no practical solution available. The only way to get rid of the icon (which is a toolbar, by the way), is to disallow any and all toolbars on the task bar.<\/p>\n

While not everyone may be pleased with this solution, I’m fine with that. So without further ado, here’s what you need to do:<\/p>\n

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  1. Start Registry Editor (regedit.exe)<\/li>\n
  2. Navigate to:\u00a0HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer<\/li>\n
  3. Add a new 32-bit DWORD key\u00a0named “NoToolbarsOnTaskbar” and give it the value of “1”<\/li>\n
  4. Log out and log back in<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Now the little booger will stay away (along with any and all other toolbars you might have had enabled).<\/p>\n

    Via Permanently remove Touch Keyboard toolbar from taskbar?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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