How to make the on-screen keyboard appear in Windows 10

Windows 10 does not always show the on-screen keyboard when you touch the screen in a text input area

To make the applications show the on-screen keyboard automatically:

  1. Select Start then Settings.
  2. Select Devices.
    Devices
  3. Select Typing.
  4. Turn ON Show the touch keyboard or handwriting panel when not in tablet mode and there’s no keyboard attached.
    Devices