coreSTORE - Troubleshooting: Prevent the on-screen keyboard from showing when scanning bar codes
During our implementation of coreSTORE, when using the PWA (Progressive Web Apps) on a Windows Machine the virtual keyboard kept popping up when we scanned even though there is a Bluetooth keyboard attached, if you experience this issue please follow the 2 settings below to fix it.
NOTE: Both settings need to be set, specifically the settings "Show the touch keyboard when there's no keyboard attached" because it is defaulted to "on" and needs to be turned off.
_WINDOWS 10_
If you are accidentally pressing the touch keyboard button on the taskbar when you do not wish to use it, here’s how to hide it:
Right-click (or long-press) on the taskbar to display the context menu.
If the Show touch keyboard button is checked, select it to clear the check.
If you switch in and out of tablet mode frequently, you can set Windows to not display the touch keyboard outside of that mode:
Select Start > Settings > Devices > Typing .
Under Touch keyboard, if Show the touch keyboard when not in tablet mode and there’s no keyboard attached is On, select it to turn it Off.
_Note:_**** _If your PC does not support tablet mode, you won’t see the Touch Keyboard settings._
_WINDOWS 11_
If you are accidentally pressing the touch keyboard button on the taskbar when you do not wish to use it, here’s how to hide it:
Right-click (or long-press) on the taskbar, then select Taskbar settings to display the context menu.
Under Taskbar corner icons, set Touch keyboard to Off.
If you use your device as a tablet frequently, you can set Windows to not display the touch keyboard when no hardware keyboard is attached:
Select Start > Settings > Time & language > Typing .
Under Touch keyboard, if Show the touch keyboard, when there’s no keyboard attached is On, select it to turn it Off.
NOTE: Both settings need to be set, specifically the settings "Show the touch keyboard when there's no keyboard attached" because it is defaulted to "on" and needs to be turned off.
_WINDOWS 10_
Hide the touch keyboard button on the taskbarIf you are accidentally pressing the touch keyboard button on the taskbar when you do not wish to use it, here’s how to hide it:
Right-click (or long-press) on the taskbar to display the context menu.
If the Show touch keyboard button is checked, select it to clear the check.
Prevent the touch keyboard from appearing with no keyboard attachedIf you switch in and out of tablet mode frequently, you can set Windows to not display the touch keyboard outside of that mode:
Select Start > Settings > Devices > Typing .
Under Touch keyboard, if Show the touch keyboard when not in tablet mode and there’s no keyboard attached is On, select it to turn it Off.
_Note:_**** _If your PC does not support tablet mode, you won’t see the Touch Keyboard settings._
_WINDOWS 11_
Hide the touch keyboard button on the taskbarIf you are accidentally pressing the touch keyboard button on the taskbar when you do not wish to use it, here’s how to hide it:
Right-click (or long-press) on the taskbar, then select Taskbar settings to display the context menu.
Under Taskbar corner icons, set Touch keyboard to Off.
Prevent the touch keyboard from appearing with no keyboard attachedIf you use your device as a tablet frequently, you can set Windows to not display the touch keyboard when no hardware keyboard is attached:
Select Start > Settings > Time & language > Typing .
Under Touch keyboard, if Show the touch keyboard, when there’s no keyboard attached is On, select it to turn it Off.
Updated on: 06/26/2024
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