From: MikeE@ster.invalid   
      
   Handsome Jack wrote:   
   >   
   > The OSK behaviour is a bit erratic but it works well enough. Also   
   > it's awkward if you are booting the machine without the physicial   
   > keyboard; the OSK doesn't appear until after Linux has started, so   
   > you can't start if Linux insists on asking for the login password. I   
   > haven't worked out how to get round that; the "Don't ask for a   
   > password on login" in "users and groups" doesn't work.   
   >   
   'Tho' gglAIov isn't as good until the quality of query improves w/ the   
   insight of the human asking, I got this info w/ a weak query, 'boot   
   manager to enable onscreen keyboard during boot'   
      
   > You can't directly enable Windows' built-in On-Screen Keyboard (OSK)   
   > before Windows loads from a boot manager like GRUB or BIOS, but you   
   > can enable BIOS/UEFI USB Keyboard Support, use specialized   
   > bootloader keyboard settings (like in Linux), or create an   
   > AutoUnattend.xml file to launch OSK during Windows Setup. For   
   > general startup issues where physical keyboards fail, enabling   
   > Legacy USB Support in BIOS, using different USB ports, and ensuring   
   > Fast Boot is off are key steps.   
      
   What are 'bootloader keyboard settings'?   
      
   It seems to me that the BIOS/UEFI of the Surface should have a function   
   to show the OSK during boot in the 'advanced settings'.   
      
      
      
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   Mike Easter   
      
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