I have an android smart phone, and of course like all smart phones, it has a predictive keyboard. I am now so use to it and lazy, I don't want to use a non predictive keyboard again. However sometimes I like to use my Windows 8 laptop. I was wondering if there is a program that will turn the physical keyboard into a predictive keyboard. Thanks.

Windows 8.1 onscreen keyboard includes a predictive text option you can enable. microsoft: type-with-the-on-screen-keyboard

Or, are you looking for something to use with the hardware keyboard that would just put a predictive word pop-up bar on screen?

Windows 8.1 onscreen keyboard includes a predictive text option you can enable. microsoft: type-with-the-on-screen-keyboard

Or, are you looking for something to use with the hardware keyboard that would just put a predictive word pop-up bar on screen?

The second one, basically Windows 8 on screen keyboard only using the hardware keyboard.

I am still baffled as to why there is no key for .com

Windows 8.1 onscreen keyboard includes a predictive text option you can enable. microsoft: type-with-the-on-screen-keyboard

Or, are you looking for something to use with the hardware keyboard that would just put a predictive word pop-up bar on screen?

The second one, basically Windows 8 on screen keyboard only using the hardware keyboard.

There 'used' to be a free one for hardware keyboard called "Plexkeys" but their main and forum websites are blank now.

I'll see if I can find something a bit later this evening.

Thanks.

While searching for options, several sites blurred the description between Predictive Text and Autocomplete.

Wikipedia

Predictive Text

...word completion on limited keyboards, such as mobile phone keyboards. For a similar article for general keyboards, see "Autocomplete".

Autocomplete

Autocomplete, or word completion, is a feature in which an application predicts the rest of a word a user is typing. In graphical user interfaces, users can typically press the tab key to accept a suggestion or the down arrow key to accept one of several.

Autocomplete speeds up human-computer interactions when it correctly predicts words being typed. It works best in domains with a limited number of possible words (such as in command line interpreters), when some words are much more common (such as when addressing an e-mail), or writing structured and predictable text (as in source code editors).

Many autocomplete algorithms learn new words after the user has written them a few times, and can suggest alternatives based on the learned habits of the individual user.

Not too many programs out there, certainly non written/released recently. Suggest you go a google search for " Windows Autocomplete ". It will return results of blog and tip sites, some of them suggesting TypingAid.

Again, try the search and read the writeups. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.