{"id":22752,"date":"2021-12-28T10:32:48","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T15:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=22752"},"modified":"2021-12-28T10:32:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T15:32:48","slug":"how-to-log-in-to-windows-without-a-keyboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/how-to-log-in-to-windows-without-a-keyboard\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Log in to Windows\u00a0Without a Keyboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;\">How to Log in to Windows<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;\">\u00a0Without a Keyboard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If you sign in to <em>Windows 10 or Windows 11<\/em> with a PIN or a password, we&#8217;re going to show you how to sign in without a keyboard. This tip may not come in handy until someday your physical keyboard isn&#8217;t working, or its batteries are dead, or there is some other problem that prevents you from using the keyboard. So this tip falls under the categories of &#8220;What if&#8221; and &#8220;Just in case&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Here&#8217;s how to log in to Windows 10 without a keyboard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Windows 10<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2018\/sign-in.png\" alt=\"Cloudeight InfoAve Windows tips and tricks\" width=\"567\" height=\"399\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">On the login screen, in the bottom right corner, you&#8217;ll see 3 icons. The middle one is the &#8220;Ease of access&#8221; icon. If your keyboard isn&#8217;t working or you are not able to use it, click on the Ease of access icon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2018\/sign-in1.png\" alt=\"Cloudeight InfoAve Windows tips and tricks\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Windows 11<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2022\/win11-login.png\" alt=\"Windows 11 Login Screen - Cloudeight\" width=\"600\" height=\"468\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">On the login screen, in the bottom right corner, you&#8217;ll see 3 icons. The middle one (the &#8220;people&#8221; icon) is the &#8220;Ease of access&#8221; icon. If your keyboard isn&#8217;t working or you are not able to use it, click on the Ease of access icon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2022\/win11-login1.png\" alt=\"Windows 11 Login Screen - Cloudeight\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">When the Ease of Access menu appears, click on &#8220;On-Screen Keyboard&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2018\/sign-in2.png\" alt=\"Cloudeight InfoAve Windows tips and tricks\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The On-Screen Keyboard will appear on your screen. You can use it by clicking the letters\/numbers in your password or PIN with your mouse to sign in to Windows 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2018\/sign-in3.png\" alt=\"Cloudeight InfoAve Windows tips and tricks\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">And that&#8217;s all there is to it. Now you can access your computer without a keyboard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2018\/sign-in3b.png\" alt=\"Cloudeight InfoAve Windows tips and tricks\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If you suspect a problem with your keyboard you can try running the Keyboard troubleshooter. To open the keyboard troubleshooter do this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Windows 10<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Press the Windows key + i to open Settings<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Click on Update &amp; Security &gt; Troubleshoot &gt; Keyboard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Windows 11<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Open Settings &gt; System &gt; Troubleshoot &gt; Keyboard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">You can also check your keyboard in Device Manager. To access Device Manager quickly. Press the Windows Key+ X and click Device Manager.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">And don&#8217;t forget. If your keyboard uses batteries, be sure to try putting in new batteries. And remember too, sometimes things can be corrected with just a reboot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">But now, should you find yourself without a working keyboard, you know how to sign in to Windows 10.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; How to Log in to Windows\u00a0Without a Keyboard If you sign in to Windows 10 or Windows 11 with a PIN or a password, we&#8217;re going to show you how to sign in without a keyboard. 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