Turn off On Screen Keyboard?

[Jabbok]

I'm trying to play PS4 games using the PS4 Remote Play app but left clicking on my DS4 keeps opening the stupid steam keyboard and messing stuff up. I read that there's an option to change it if I have the beta version of steam but I see no options, even in the opted beta. I'm not in big picture mode because I'm not playing a steam game but I still want to be able to chat with my steam friends so I can't just exit steam.
Am I missing the option? Is there any other way to disable it? It is literally useless to me so a full disable would be nice.
Please help!

[Ace4225]

Messaggio originale di jackaho:

For anyone like me who found this in Google with a "how do I remove this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ piece of ♥♥♥♥ keyboard off the screen" search, the 2018 version is:

Big Picture, Settings, Base Configuration, Desktop Configuration, move to the left axis stick showing up/down/left/right/AnnoyEveryoneWithKeyboard and hit enter. Move to Click Action, hit enter, and select Remove.

And now for the 2023 version since I was in this category and needed this:

Big Picture (or if you're on Steam Deck it's just the startup area) > Settings > Controller. Then scroll down (it doesn't matter what controller you have selected at the top) until you see "non-game controller layouts"

Select "desktop layout > Edit" then in the next screen select "Edit Layout"

Now you have to scroll to Joysticks in the left category section, and (annoyingly) the Left joystick settings are further down beneath Right joystick settings, but you should see that "L3 Click" is bound to "Open Keyboard". Select the Gear icon next to the command, then > Remove Command.

You're welcome, future mes.

[davishunterjones]

Messaggio originale di Escaped Aped:

I realize this is months later, but go to BPM and under "controller" there are three options for settings. The second one: "base configurations" will let you customize how the PS4 controller behaves in different scenarios.

The "desktop configuration" is where the on screen keyboard setting is located. This drove me nuts when I was trying to play a non-Steam game a while back. I think it was DA:I and I was using a third-party software to convert the DS4 inputs in to Xbox inputs, but Steam kept thinking I was using an Xbox controller in desktop mode and wanted to open the keyboard every time I clicked the stick. I just ended up closing Steam while I played that game and this trick would have helped me out quite a bit.

Alternatively (although I've not tested this) you could "add a non-Steam game" to your library and launch PS4 Remote Play from there. Steam might consider it to be a game and read your controller inputs as

Anywho, thanks for being one of the top results on Google for my problem, you made me go back and comb through all of BPM's settings. I hope this helps!

I know this is super old but thank you dude. What a stupid feature and to hide the setting for it in that way is awful. Thanks for saving me from this awful feature

[twinkluver]

Messaggio originale di Jazjen007:

Looks like people are still having trouble?

I looked it up and discovered the keyboard was popping up whenever I pushed in the left stick on my controller (L3) because of the Steam application running in the background. I have overlay and big picture mode turned off and it was still happening. This is what I did to solve the problem. I hope it can work for you.

- Go to the top left of your Steam page and click it, then go to Settings and click on that.
- In Steam Settings, click on Controller.
- Scroll down to Desktop Layout and click on Edit.
- Click on Edit Layout.
- On the left, you will see Joysticks. Click on that.
- Scroll down to Left Joystick Behavior and you will find L click.
- Select the gear next to L click and you will see a dropdown menu.
- Click on Remove command.
- Close all of those settings and test out pushing in the left stick. Does the keyboard come up anymore? If not, then it's succeeded.

THANK YOU!
This has completely got rid of the on-screen keyboard so now I wont have any problems while gaming. Thank you so much.

[Yella]

Can't find a way to remove this at all. Everything I press guide button on xbox controller the big keyboard displays on screen

[jasontrosenberg6969]

How can I remove the useless onscreen keyboard PERMANENTLY. DON'T WANT TO TURN IT OFF I WANT IT REMOVED

[kxnzo_jay]

what is bpm

[SzDredd]

Messaggio originale di kxnzo_jay:

what is bpm

Big Picture Mode

[Nobby Nobbs]

Messaggio originale di SzDredd:

Settings > Controller > Desktop Configuration > Browse Configs Button > Choosing Disabled disables all Desktop bindings.

2024 Edit: Settings > Controller > Desktop layout (Edit button) > Disable Steam Input
Note: Controller has to be connected.
https://imgur.com/a/disable-steam-desktop-controller-mappings-rtUYH1E

If you like me don't want to disable Steam Input entirely, instead go to Settings > Controller > Desktop layout (Edit button) > Edit Layout > Joysticks > Gear icon next to the click action on the stick in question > Remove Command.

[Nobby Nobbs]

Now if only I could uninstall this Big Picture Mode garbage entirely. It has never been anything but a source of frustration to me. I never use it, yet somehow it finds ways to interfere with my business nevertheless.

[Felonious Fanta Fascist]

2024 Sequel for an Xbox Elite Series 2 controller, I fixed this prior by unmapping buttons but now every time I press my X button it pops up the keyboard. Disabling input and unmapping buttons did not work. Used to be when I pressed left stick in or left bumper + X but now it's just X on its own... Absolutely dreadful.

[az]

It sounds like you're encountering an issue with Steam's integration of the DS4 controller, which causes the Steam keyboard to pop up whenever you're using Remote Play. Here are a few steps you can try to disable this behavior without exiting Steam or Big Picture Mode:

1. Disable Steam Input for PS4 Controllers
If Steam is interfering with your DS4 controller, you can try disabling its input features:

Open Steam and go to Steam Settings.
Navigate to Controller and then to General Controller Settings.
Uncheck PlayStation Configuration Support or any DS4-related options you find.
Restart Steam and see if the issue persists.
This should prevent Steam from recognizing your DS4 and trying to apply any Steam-specific configurations, such as the keyboard pop-up.

2. Disable Steam Overlay
If the Steam Overlay is causing the issue, you can turn it off while still keeping Steam running:

Go to your Steam Library, right-click any game (even though you're not using it for a Steam game, this is just to get to the setting).
Select Properties and under the General tab, uncheck Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game.
Global Steam Overlay Disable: If you want to disable this for all games, go to Settings > In-Game and uncheck the Steam Overlay option.
3. Use Steam Big Picture Mode Configuration
Since you mentioned you don't use Big Picture Mode, it's still possible that Steam applies controller configurations in the background:

Try launching Big Picture Mode and checking the controller settings there.
Go to Controller Settings in Big Picture Mode and look for any settings related to the keyboard pop-up or DS4.
4. Steam Beta
If you're on the beta and you don’t see any additional options for disabling the keyboard pop-up:

Make sure your Steam Beta is fully updated by going to Settings > Account and opting out and then back into the beta, which may force an update.
Check if there are any new controller-related features added, as sometimes Steam rolls out features inconsistently across users in the beta.
5. Third-Party Tools
If Steam’s settings don’t solve the problem, you can use a tool like DS4Windows:

DS4Windows remaps the DS4 to work as an Xbox controller for Windows, bypassing Steam’s interference.
Once set up, DS4Windows may prevent Steam from applying its own keyboard overlays and unwanted behaviors.
6. Minimize Steam's System Tray Icon
If all else fails, you can try minimizing Steam to the system tray. It might prevent it from actively responding to your DS4 interactions when you're not in a Steam game:

Right-click the Steam icon in the system tray and check if there’s an option to disable certain notifications or features while Steam is running in the background.
Try these solutions and see if any of them work for you! Let me know if you still run into issues.

[ld4wgmbc]

Where is the desktop configuration on steam now?? In 2025

[tintingaroo]

@ld4wgmbc
Settings > Controller > Desktop Layout

One of the other posts in this thread with additional steps from there:
https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/143388132202230902/?ctp=3#c4845400125743905865