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
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.
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.
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
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
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