How to customize the touch keyboard on Windows 11
The new touch keyboard on Windows 11 is very customizable, and in this guide, we’ll show you all the settings you can change.
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Windows 11 brings several improvements to the experience for touch-enable devices, including changes to the tablet mode that now adds more separation to the items in the Taskbar and makes targets bigger to make it easier on the finger. You will find new finger gestures, and there is a new and very customizable touch keyboard.
The redesigned touch keyboard forWindows 11ships with a modern look and several improvements. For example, in this virtual keyboard, you will find updated keys with rounded corners, a gripper to drag it around, and a new layout that has been thought for typing comfort and accuracy. The new experience even comes with the emoji panel that now includes GIFs and the Clipboard history interface.
In addition to these improvements, the touch keyboard also comes with new settings that allow you to customize virtually every aspect of the experience, including the look and feel with 16 different themes and the ability to create a custom color scheme. You can also change the size of the keyboard and keys, and a lot more.
In this Windows 11 guide, we will walk you through the steps to customize the keyboard experience for touch-enabled devices.
How to customize the touch keyboard on Windows 11
On Windows 11, you can control various aspects of the touch keyboard. You can change the size, select a different theme, or create your custom color scheme. You can customize the keyboard keys and more.
Change keyboard size
To change the Windows 11 touch keyboard size, use these steps:
Enable key background
To set a different background for keys, use these steps:
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Change key text size
To make the keyboard keys smaller or larger, use these steps:
Change keyboard theme
To change the touch keyboard theme, use these steps:
Create custom theme
To create a custom theme for the Windows 11 touch keyboard, use these steps:
Once you complete the steps, the touch keyboard will reflect your new customization changes.
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Mauro Huculak has been a Windows How-To Expert contributor for WindowsCentral.com for nearly a decade and has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides. He also has an IT background and has achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, VMware, and CompTIA. He has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years.
