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Installing Windows 8 without a keyboard?

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I installed windows 8.1 a few weeks ago without a keyboard - for the parts that need a keyboard, such as the product keys, you're presented with a little keyboard icon. Just click it and an onscreen keyboard will pop up.

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So yeah can I? I think there is some typing (don't worry about the serial code) like choosing your name .. i don't remember good. Can I pass with a mouse only? 

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There should be a way to get an onscreen keyboard... But I don't know for sure.

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There should be a way to get an onscreen keyboard... But I don't know for sure.

Yeah but i need a comand prompt and i don't think you can get one when installing windows.

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I installed windows 8.1 a few weeks ago without a keyboard - for the parts that need a keyboard, such as the product keys, you're presented with a little keyboard icon. Just click it and an onscreen keyboard will pop up.

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I installed windows 8.1 a few weeks ago without a keyboard - for the parts that need a keyboard, such as the product keys, you're presented with a little keyboard icon. Just click it and an onscreen keyboard will pop up.

Thanks man!!!  ;)

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Don't you need a keyboard to get past BIOS?

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Don't you need a keyboard to get past BIOS?

Most motherboards it just says no keyboard detected and then happily goes onto the next screen

 

 

 

Thanks man!!!  ;)

 

No problem.

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