Comments on: Remove the On-Screen Keyboard on the Vista Login Screen

By: Richard (found a fix for the hack!)

Richard (found a fix for the hack!) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:12:02 +0000

HERE’S HOW TO DO IT RIGHT!
howto get rid of the on-screen keyboard:
1. stop and disable tablet pc service
2. rename C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\tabskb.dll to tabskb.dll.old (see hack)
3. go to C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\en-US (or whatever language you’re using)
4. copy tabskb.dll.mui to .. (parent dir)
5. go to .. (parent dir)
6. rename tabskb.dll.mui to tabskb.dll
7. finished, you keep the snipping tool, and no error windows afterwards!

By: vic

vic — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:24:45 +0000

Kathy you are the womaaaaaaan!!! Asante sana

By: J.Donner

J.Donner — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:05:11 +0000

Renaming the file to get the keyboard off the logon screen worked, but it resulted in Vista that I had a blue circle appearing beside my cursor every 1 sec.
The Kathy solution didn’t work, because it’s not related to this specific issue, what she is talking about is a different keyboard.

On the other hand, Kim’s solution DID work for 100%!

Thanks Kim.

By: Kim (with Solution this time!)

Kim (with Solution this time!) — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:54:16 +0000

I found the solution!

The problem is in the Wacom HID driver.
I fixed it like this:

Control Panel > Type “Device Manager” in search contents box > Human Interface devices > Wacom HID > Disable Wacom Virtual HID driver.

You’ll still keep pressure-sensitivity in applications with your tablet, but this got rid of my on-screen keyboard completely after I disabled the process.

Thanks everyone, and I hope this helps everyone else who has issues, too!

By: kim (again)

kim (again) — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:28:14 +0000

Same Kim as before. I still haven’t fixed this issue, and the tips given by the Geek and by Jessica refuse to work for me. Does anyone have any other advice apart from uninstalling my tablet? This stupid keyboard at my login screen has been ticking me off for 2 years now.

By: Kai

Kai — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:59:28 +0000

Cheers! Every time I logged in and had to see that keyboard, I was getting more and more agro..

Although I’m still scratching my head about why MS have the snipping tool as a tablet pc feature..

By: JR

JR — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:11:37 +0000

Thanks for helping me remove the on-screen keyboard before it drove me to despair!!!

By: RD

RD — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:51:48 +0000

There is another wrinkle… due to an ‘optional’ Windows Update…

To get rid of the ‘login screen keyboard’ I had to go to Device Manager and remove a device in the ‘Human Interface Device’ (HID) section. The device was an IDEACOM device (and I clicked the checkbox for ‘Remove drivers…’ too). I had gotten it installed due to an ‘optional’ Windows Update… and I don’t have an IDEACOM device that I know of.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:20:33 +0000

Heya dude i logged my pc on and it pissed me of in less then 2mins i spent 30seconds searching found this and it help good luck dude :’)-when i go college im going to be I.T tech XD !!! THANKS!!!

By: A Happy Person

A Happy Person — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:24:33 +0000

Thank you so much! Just proves to show that Microsoft still cannot get their Operating Systems done right. But thank god for people like you!