If your keyboard or mouse is not working properly, you can enable the on-screen keyboard and use the numeric keypad as a mouse. In Windows 11, both of these options are available in Settings. If you are not a Windows 11 user, you must access the Control Panel to turn on these options.
How to use Windows 11 computer without a keyboard
You can use your Windows 11 computer without an external keyboard by enabling the on-screen keyboard.
We have listed the instructions for the same below: You can also use the combination of Win + Ctrl + O keys to turn the on-screen keyboard on and off.
How to use Windows 11 computer without a mouse
You can use the numeric keypad as a mouse, follow the instructions listed below: After this, you will be able to use the numeric keypad as a mouse. After enabling this feature, you could not use your numeric keypad to type numbers. Instead, you have to use the number keys on the left side of your keyboard. When we use the numeric keypad for typing numbers, we have to turn on the Num Lock. The numeric keypad does not work if this key is disabled. The numeric keypad works as a mouse in a similar way. If you select the checkbox that says Only use mouse keys when Num Lock is on, you have to turn on the Num Lock. If you deselect this checkbox, you can use the numeric keypad as a mouse only if Num Lock is turned off. Read: Move Mouse pointer one pixel at a time with Keyboard
Move Cursor with Keyboard
You can adjust the mouse cursor speed and acceleration by using the respective keys. Let’s see how to use the numeric keypad as a mouse:
How to use Windows 10 computer without a keyboard
First, open the Control Panel and then click on Ease of Access Center. You can also open the Ease of Access Center quickly by pressing together the Windows logo + U key. Here click on Use the computer without a keyboard or mouse. The full path is:
Check on Use On-Screen Keyboard. Click Apply/OK.
This will display a keyboard on your Windows desktop screen.
Read: How to log into a Windows computer without Keyboard.
How to use Windows 10 computer without a mouse
You can now set up your mouse so that you can use the Numeric keypad to move the mouse around the screen. To do so navigate to Set up Mouse Keys via the following path:
While at the Ease of Access Center, you may click on Make the mouse (or Keyboard) easier to use and then click on Set up Mouse keys. Here check the Turn on Mouse Keys checkbox. Click Apply/OK. In Windows 10, you will also be able to do it this way – Settings app > Ease of Access > Mouse > Enable Use numeric keypad to move mouse around the screen. Read: On-Screen Keyboard vs. Touch Keyboard.
Use Voice instead of Keyboard or Mouse
If you wish to use the Speech Recognition feature, instead of using the mouse and keyboard and use click on Use Speech Recognition.
Here you can configure your Speech Recognition settings and experience.
Ease of Access Center
The Ease of Access Center, along with Assistive technologies, also offers several other features that can make using the computer easier and more comfortable to use. These technologies let you:
How do I get a virtual keyboard?
Windows OS comes with a virtual keyboard, a.k.a., an on-screen keyboard. If you want to use it, you have to enable it from Settings or Control Panel. We have described the entire process above in this article. TIP: Mouse Without Borders lets you share keyboard & mouse across multiple Windows computers
