Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft says that a Typing setting, Show the touch keyboard when not in tablet mode and there's no keyboard attached, must be switched on to show the touch keyboard in that situation.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“make sure the option Show the touch keyboard when not in tablet mode and there's no keyboard attached is switched On”
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 gives this as the way to automatically show the touch keyboard when the device is not in tablet mode and no keyboard is attached, under the Touch keyboard heading of the Typing settings.
- What it does not show
- The page does not say what the default value of this switch is on every device, so check it on your own PC.