Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft says the touch keyboard automatically displays when the Windows device is in tablet mode and there is no keyboard attached.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“When the Windows device is in tablet mode and there isn't a keyboard attached, the touch keyboard automatically displays.”
Enable and disable the touch keyboard in Windows, Microsoft Support, 2026, Automatically show touch keyboard when no keyboard is attached.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft describes the touch keyboard as helpful on a Windows tablet device when there is no keyboard attached. A laptop in normal laptop mode is not in tablet mode.
- What it does not show
- Microsoft describes this behavior for tablet mode. It does not say how a laptop with a folding hinge switches modes.