On screen keyboard not working in kiosk mode

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On screen keyboard not working in kiosk mode

Ivan Popov 11

Hello,
I want to set up a PC with a touchscreen as a kiosk with Edge as the app.
I'm following this guide from Microsoft as it is the most up to date one - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/kiosk-prepare

It says: For a more secure kiosk experience, we recommend that you make the following configuration changes to the device before you configure it as a kiosk:

So, I logged in with my local account, enabled tablet mode and also enabled "Always use tablet mode" and "Always switch to tablet mode" in the Tablet tab in Settings. After that I set up a new kiosk account and restarted. After I restarted the on-screen keyboard isn't showing up in the kiosk account. It works in the other local account. What am I doing wrong here?

Andy YOU 3,076 Reputation points

2021-05-13T02:12:40.087+00:00

HI IvanPopov-7787,

0.Could you please enter winver in command prompt on problematical win10 touchscreen computer and look the os version and os version number ?[for example windows 10 enterprise 1809 (os build 17763.316)]

1.Did you try to set below registry key for your problematical win10 computer?
Please backup registry key first and try to set below registry then check if the issue persist.
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\TabletTip\1.7\EnableDesktopModeAutoInvoke = 1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\TabletTip\1.7\DisableNewKeyboardExperience = 1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell\TabletMode = 1

On Screen Keyboard not working on Windows 10 Kiosk Mode
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/119887/on-screen-keyboard-not-working-on-windows-10-kiosk.html

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-back-up-and-restore-the-registry-in-windows-855140ad-e318-2a13-2829-d428a2ab0692
Ivan Popov 11 Reputation points

2021-05-13T09:24:26.827+00:00

Hello,
It's Windows 10 Pro Version 20H2 (OS Build 19042.985)

I tried to set the registry keys, but this works for my local account, not the kiosk account. I can't enter Regedit from the kiosk account.
Andy YOU 3,076 Reputation points

2021-05-24T07:15:55.257+00:00

HI IvanPopov-7787,

Is there any progress on your question?
Swen Kruiper | INretail 0 Reputation points

2023-05-16T12:01:47.53+00:00

Try adding the mentioned registry keys under HKLM, instead of HKCU

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Andy YOU 3,076 Reputation points

2021-05-13T02:12:40.087+00:00

HI IvanPopov-7787,

0.Could you please enter winver in command prompt on problematical win10 touchscreen computer and look the os version and os version number ?[for example windows 10 enterprise 1809 (os build 17763.316)]

1.Did you try to set below registry key for your problematical win10 computer?
Please backup registry key first and try to set below registry then check if the issue persist.
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\TabletTip\1.7\EnableDesktopModeAutoInvoke = 1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\TabletTip\1.7\DisableNewKeyboardExperience = 1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell\TabletMode = 1

On Screen Keyboard not working on Windows 10 Kiosk Mode
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/119887/on-screen-keyboard-not-working-on-windows-10-kiosk.html

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-back-up-and-restore-the-registry-in-windows-855140ad-e318-2a13-2829-d428a2ab0692
Ivan Popov 11 Reputation points

2021-05-13T09:24:26.827+00:00

Hello,
It's Windows 10 Pro Version 20H2 (OS Build 19042.985)

I tried to set the registry keys, but this works for my local account, not the kiosk account. I can't enter Regedit from the kiosk account.
Andy YOU 3,076 Reputation points

2021-05-24T07:15:55.257+00:00

HI IvanPopov-7787,

Is there any progress on your question?
Swen Kruiper | INretail 0 Reputation points

2023-05-16T12:01:47.53+00:00

Try adding the mentioned registry keys under HKLM, instead of HKCU

Answer 1

Lowell B. Original 11

I tried all the solutions provided in different forum and non of them solve the problem. While trying to solve it i tried doing it in my own way and guess what i figure it out. You need to go Registry Editor( search in spotlight or click windows button + r then type regedit) then go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\TableTip\1.7 and then create new DWORD32 rename it to EnableDesktopModeAutoInvoke and change the value number to 1, And HOLA! There you go!

Nigel Sinnott 0 Reputation points

2023-08-29T15:17:33.6666667+00:00

This worked for me also after a few attempts. You will need admin privileges to do it otherwise it does not save.
Timothy Smith 0 Reputation points

2024-03-03T01:42:03.2433333+00:00

This also was what worked for me.
Jameson 0 Reputation points

2025-03-10T18:44:02.0133333+00:00

I tried the scheduled task option, as well as a multitude of other options to no avail. I am using a MS Surface so I figured in Kiosk mode, it would automatically launch the on screen keyboard... nope... After working with the registry, adding and removing keys, adding the scheduled task, and so on, I still do not have an on-screen keyboard. Has anyone found a solution to this?

Answer 2

Andy YOU 3,076

HI IvanPopov-7787,

1.I uploaded the touch.txt file, please modify it to touch.bat

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell" /v TabletMode /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\TabletTip\1.7" /v EnableDesktopModeAutoInvoke /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\TabletTip\1.7" /v DisableNewKeyboardExperience /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

98429-touch.txt

2.Please create test task scheduler on your win10 computer, like below steps:

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Gonzalo Salazar 1 Reputation point

2021-10-04T16:23:12.447+00:00

Thanks for you supoort.
Please, dnd what aobot If I want the OSK fill the wide of the entire Panel. I'm using a 18,5'' PCAP TFT, and with this options it only fills the half.
Where could i get more options in regedit.
BR
Alejandro Gomez 0 Reputation points

2023-12-07T19:06:14.5666667+00:00

You can delete the task after one login, wokrs fine.

Answer 3

Ivan Popov 11

Hello,
I created the keys not in HKCU but in HKLM and it worked.

And don't add ....\Software\Microsoft\TabletTip\1.7\DisableNewKeyboardExperience = 1 because this is a major security leak. With this keyboard I can actually go into the language preferences and from there to all the system settings. Don't use this for Kiosk PC's

George Gillett 5 Reputation points

2023-02-28T22:39:43.3633333+00:00

hey did you just manually add the HKLM additions? any intune scripting needed to rerun it?
Camilo Rosas 0 Reputation points

2024-04-05T20:04:04.34+00:00

This worked! Thank you so much! All I had to do was retype the 3 registry keys in HKLM instead of HKCU, which fixed it!

Answer 4

James Patience 6

I have it around the other way, I don't want the tablet keyboard as public users on the kiosk have access to Control-Alt-Del. a Scheduled task deployed by Intune is so clunky! Are there any other options?

Answer 5

S.Sengupta 22,456 MVP

In Start Search type Regedit and hit the Enter Key.

Now configure the registry keys as below:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\TabletTip\1.7\EnableDesktopModeAutoInvoke = 1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\TabletTip\1.7\DisableNewKeyboardExperience = 1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell\TabletMode = 1

Ivan Popov 11 Reputation points

2021-05-13T09:15:39.183+00:00

This enables Tablet mode in my local account, not the kiosk account. How can I enter Regedit from the kiosk account?

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