To always show the Windows 11 touch keyboard button, we’ll need to make a quick trip to Windows Settings. Luckily, Microsoft provides a shortcut: Right-click the taskbar and select “Taskbar Settings”.

The Settings app will open to Personalization > Taskbar. Click the “Taskbar Corner Icons” option to expand the menu.

In the Taskbar Corner Icons menu, select the switch beside “Touch Keyboard” to turn it “On”.

Immediately, you’ll notice a small keyboard icon in the lower-right corner of your taskbar.

If you click or tap the taskbar keyboard icon, a virtual keyboard will appear on the lower part of your screen, just above the taskbar.

With a touchscreen, you can tap on this keyboard to type in any application – just like you would with a physical keyboard (or you can click with with your mouse). You can reposition the keyboard on your screen by tapping and dragging the “handle” line in the upper-center of they keyboard window, just above the virtual keys.

When you’re done typing and want to hide the keyboard, tap the “X” button in the upper-right corner of the keyboard window. You can bring it back at any time by tapping the keyboard icon in your taskbar again.