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What is this now? I am teased by the On-Screen Keyboard, whenever I select something I work with in full screen, it retreats and I can’t type. I can only do it when I lower the window. It has happened to me before, I don't know how I solved it, or it improved on its own. Does anyone have any advice.

I'm sorry, buddy, but you think I'm named Dave and work for Microsoft support? Lol.
You using a tablet or PC with touch screen?
I'll still try to help, if I can. But may take time responding.

Usually on a tablet/touch screen you can switch it off from keyboard settings.
Look for that first and experiment.
Depending on the device, you can also just slide the keyboard downwards off the screen with a swipe. Swipe from the top of the keyboard.

Good luck

What is this now? I am teased by the On-Screen Keyboard, whenever I select something I work with in full screen, it retreats and I can’t type. I can only do it when I lower the window. It has happened to me before, I don't know how I solved it, or it improved on its own. Does anyone have any advice.

Try this :

Disable the Touch Keyboard in Ease of Access

To get there, open the Start menu and type “ease of access”. Press Enter when the Ease of Access Center option appears. From there, click “Use the computer without a mouse or keyboard.” Uncheck the “Use On-Screen Keyboard” checkbox.

If you mean Start ->Run->ease of access
I get this

I'm on XP, BTW.

I'm on XP, BTW.

Well, it looks like that method is for newer versions of windows.
For windows xp :

You should be able to disable it using the Win-U shortcut to bring up the 'Utility Manager', select the on-screen keyboard, and uncheck Start automatically when I log in.

EDIT :
To block OSK.EXE from running, you could find it (%WINDIR%\System32\OSK.EXE), go to Properties | Security, and change the permissions on it to remove the Read and Execute permission from users that you wish to block from using it.

I'ts unchecked

still same behavior.

I'ts unchecked

still same behavior.

From what I see in the image the On-Screen Keyboard it's running.
Click on Stop an then in OK.

In the box above, click on "stop" and try that.

Same thing. I stpoped it, run again, and just I clck on some window to select him, he is hiding behind that window.

Same thing. I stpoped it, run again, and just I clck on some window to select him, he is hiding behind that window.

If run again, then do that :


To block OSK.EXE from running, you could find it (%WINDIR%\System32\OSK.EXE), go to Properties | Security, and change the permissions on it to remove the Read and Execute permission from users that you wish to block from using it.

Use cd, tested with my VERY old pc

c:\Users\username>cd\
c:\>cd windows
c:\windows>cd system32
c:\windows\system32>takeown /f osk.exe //success here represents you now have admin rights to change its permission
c:\windows\system32>cacls osk.exe /e /c /d %username% // this will deny it from every user

https://superuser.com/questions/418753/ ... windows-xp

Btw, using XP is definitely safe to use XP

I don't understand. I don't wont to disable On-Screen Keyboard. I use it.

I don't understand. I don't wont to disable On-Screen Keyboard. I use it.

We here thinking you wanted to disable/switch off the osk.
And after all it's not that

But I think I get it, when you put a window or whatever in full screen you can't use the on screnn keyboard?
Right?