[Pousinha]

Each pc or notebook (supposing MAC too) has a virtual keabord. This is an essential too for disabled users that cannot use the physical keabord or its use becomes too hard. It's essential too when our physical keabord presents matters and not responding. My first toshiba, 8 years old, now presents the issue an entire column burned (letters C, D, E and n. 3) and the computer support told us there is nothing to do. It's burned, gone. Not being a brazilian notebook (I had bought it years before my international moving), being too old and being a brand not sold in Brazil, it's impossible to change keabord. Not wanting to get rid of this loyal companion, I use it now to earn some online crumbs and the virtual keabord for C, D, E and n. 3 is really helpful. I have an external keabord too, but it's brazilian and not 100% compatible with that device.

ps: there are 2 kinds of virtual keyboard: standard and accessibility (this latter, you can find pushing the windows button and going to accessibility tools)

[Netherrealmer]

I use onscreen keyboards whenever my keyboard gets broke. I also use it to type passwords because keyloggers cannot detect them.

[mrki444]

I also use it to type passwords because keyloggers cannot detect them.

Keyloggers can detect what did you type from any type of keyboard.

[Netherrealmer]

They don't really detect on screen keyboard because it is not a physical keyboard. Screen loggers is the enemy of onscreen keyboards

[mrki444]

They don't really detect on screen keyboard because it is not a physical keyboard. Screen loggers is the enemy of onscreen keyboards

This is rule only for hardware-based keyloggers.
Read the last paragraph.

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If read more, there is possible to read virtual keyboard input. If it is only for hardwer, Android and IOS would be perfect safe since most smarphones don't have hardware keyboard.

[Pousinha]

...maybe you are talking about the standard virtual keyboard. But windows counts on a second virtual keyboard, much more specific for disabled people. You find it into the accessibility tools, after pushing the windows button. Did you notice it? I edited the first post to specify.

[HENRY@147]

I don't really enjoy the Virtual keyboard I prefer the on screen keyboard most times because it's more faster for me than the virtual keyboard.

[misha254]

A virtual keyboard reduces the risk of password theft from hackers. Also, it protects your password from malicious Spyware and Trojan Programs.