How to Log in to Windows Without a Keyboard

Unless you have configured your account to not use a password or use the biometric login method, you will need to type your password on the login screen to log in to your Windows account. But what if your keyboard is broken or not responding?

Don't panic! You can use an external keyboard to enter the relevant characters. If you don't have a spare keyboard at hand, you can still log in to your Windows account. You only need one available mouse, trackpad or touch screen.

All Windows systems include a feature called an on-screen keyboard. As its name suggests, this is just a virtual keyboard on the screen. You can use the mouse or touch screen to select each key, the real physical keyboard.

You can use the on-screen keyboard to log in to Windows without a keyboard. To access the on-screen keyboard from the Windows login screen, look for the Easy Access icon. It looks like a dotted circle.

Click the icon to see the Easy Access menu, which contains several options to help disabled users.

You can reposition or resize the onscreen keyboard in the same way as you would a standard application window. To log in without a keyboard, simply select your account from the list using the mouse or touch screen, make sure the cursor is active in the Account Password box, and then use the mouse or touch screen to enter the Passkey Keyboard one character at a time.

When you are done, click or tap the Enter key on the onscreen keyboard or click the arrow to the right of the password box.

This will log in to your Windows account and you can continue browsing the operating system with your mouse or touch screen until a keyboard is available.