How to Turn On or Off Touch Keyboard Type Sounds in Windows 10


You can use different keyboards with Windows to fit your needs. The most common is a physical, external keyboard that you plug into your PC. Windows 10 includes a touch keyboard for PCs.

By default, the touch keyboard will play a key click sound as you type on it.

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off playing a key click sound as you type on the touch keyboard for your account in Windows 10.


Contents

  • Option One: To Turn On or Off Touch Keyboard Type Sounds in Settings
  • Option Two: To Turn On or Off Touch Keyboard Type Sounds using a REG file



EXAMPLE: Touch keyboard
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OPTION ONE

To Turn On or Off Touch Keyboard Type Sounds in Settings


This option is no longer available starting with Windows 10 version 2004. You will need to use Option Two instead.


1 Open Settings, and click/tap on Devices.

2 Click/tap on Typing on the left side, and turn On (default) or Off Play key sounds as I type under Touch keyboard on the right side for what you want. (see screenshots below)

3 You can now close Settings if you like.

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OPTION TWO

To Turn On or Off Touch Keyboard Type Sounds using a REG file


The downloadable .reg files below will add and modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\TabletTip\1.7

EnableKeyAudioFeedback DWORD

0 = Off
1 = On


1 Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you would like to do.


2 To Turn On or Off Touch Keyboard Type Sounds

This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_ON_touch_keyboard_sounds.reg

Download


3 To Turn On or Off Touch Keyboard Type Sounds

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_OFF_touch_keyboard_sounds.reg

Download


4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn