On-screen keyboard does not display in tablet mode - Surface Pro

Anonymous
2013-02-13T07:57:49+00:00

I am having trouble getting the onscreen keyboard to display when my Surface Pro is not connected to its type cover.

I noticed this when I was in the Metro UI.  The issue occurs when I select the search option from the charms menu.  Once I do this, the onscreen keyboard does not appear, so, I am unable to type anything into the search box.

This also occurs when I attempt to access the Surface Pro from sleep mode.  The password box appears, but, I cannot input into it without the onscreen keyboard.

I have already tried the refresh option - it did not work.

Any thoughts on a fix for this issue?

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Anonymous
2016-09-19T15:45:17+00:00

I am having trouble getting the onscreen keyboard to display when my Surface Pro is not connected to its type cover.

I noticed this when I was in the Metro UI.  The issue occurs when I select the search option from the charms menu.  Once I do this, the onscreen keyboard does not appear, so, I am unable to type anything into the search box.

This also occurs when I attempt to access the Surface Pro from sleep mode.  The password box appears, but, I cannot input into it without the onscreen keyboard.

I have already tried the refresh option - it did not work.

Any thoughts on a fix for this issue?

Hi. I had the same problem and it was really bugging me but I finally got it sorted. Basically, while your in laptop mode press the little keyboard icon (at the bottom right of the screen where the time is) and the on-screen keyboard should come up. Without pressing 'x' on the on-screen keyboard, un-clip your real keyboard so it turns into tablet mode. Now you can press 'x' and go onto the internet or something to test out whether it worked or not. Press on the search bar and it should come up. I had to do it twice but it worked. Hope this helped someone.

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Anonymous
2013-02-13T09:11:34+00:00

when waking it from sleep, only remove the keyboard when the lockscreen is displayed. Thus is also a bug with the surface rt when waking from connected standby.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-02-15T21:11:41+00:00

    when i lock the surface, I usually just press the power button or use the Account Picture.

     

    I'll try using the keyboard shortcut.

    ok, i have tried locking the surface 3 ways.

    Pressing the power button while logged in.

    Clicking on the Account Picture

    Using the Win-L shortcut.

    It appears the Windows Key is getting messed up when locking the Surface by pressing the power button.

    When I press the power button I very briefly see a flash of text on the screen - similar to the shut down options you get on a desktop unit when restarting the machine.

    I also had the on-screen keyboard up at the time I pressed the power button and I saw a whole bunch of keys light up briefly before the screen when dark. EDIT: The keys are CONTROL-ALT-DELETE.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-02-15T21:00:05+00:00

    when i lock the surface, I usually just press the power button or use the Account Picture.

    I'll try using the keyboard shortcut.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-02-15T18:43:12+00:00

    When you are locking, are you using Windows+L or from the top right Account Picture menu on the Start screen?

    And, I'll add, if you use one or the other above locking options, is there a difference?

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