How to Use a Computer without a Mouse or a Keyboard on Win? [MiniTool Tips]

Normally, you use your computer with a mouse and keyboard. You get used to it. However, if you don’t have a mouse and keyboard at hand or your mouse or keyboard is not working, you will ask how to use a computer without a mouse or how to use a computer without a keyboard?

In this post, we will walk you through how to make the related settings to let your computer work without a mouse or keyboard. Additionally, MiniTool Software also offers you other useful computer tips and tricks.

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Preparation - Go to Ease of Access Center

First, you need to go to Ease of Access on your Windows computer:

1. Press Cortana.
2. Type Control Panel in the search box and select the first search result.
3. Select Ease of Access from the Control Panel menus.
4. Select Ease of Access Center.

Then, it’s time to set to run without a keyboard or a mouse.

How to Use a Computer without a Keyboard?

To use a computer without a keyboard in the Ease of Access Center, you need to follow these steps:

1. Press the Use the computer without a mouse or keyboard
2. Check the checkbox for the Use On-Screen Keyboard
3. Click Apply or OK to keep the change.
4. Windows will show you a picture of a keyboard as follows. Then, you can type words by using your mouse or another pointing device like a joystick via selecting keys from the keyboard picture.

How to Use a Computer without a Mouse?

If you don’t have a mouse or the mouse is not working, you can set to use the Numeric keypad to move the mouse around the screen. To make such a setting, you need to follow these steps:

1. In the Ease of Access Center, you need to go to Make the mouse easier to use > Set up Mouse Keys.
2. Check the checkbox for Turn on Mouse Keys.
3. Click Apply or OK to keep the change.

If you are running Windows 10, you also need to go to Settings > Ease of Access > Mouse, and then turn on the Control your mouse with a keypad option.

Then, you will be able to use the numeric keypad to move the mouse cursor or pointer.

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How to Use Voice to Control Your Computer?

Instead of using a keyboard or a mouse to control your computer, you can also use voice to do the job.

Here is a guide: in the Ease of Access Center, you need to go to Use the computer without a mouse or keyboard > Use Speech Recognition. Then, you can go to use your voice to control your computer.