diff --git a/js/utils/keyboard.js b/js/utils/keyboard.js
index d7bee46a484..9d7908c3eaf 100644
--- a/js/utils/keyboard.js
+++ b/js/utils/keyboard.js
@@ -95,7 +95,12 @@ function keyboardInit() {
 
   document.body.addEventListener('orientationchange', keyboardOrientationChange);
 
-  document.removeEventListener('touchstart', keyboardInit);
+  if (window.navigator.msPointerEnabled) {
+    document.removeEventListener("MSPointerDown", keyboardInit);
+  }
+  else {
+    document.removeEventListener('touchstart', keyboardInit);
+  }
 }
 
 function keyboardNativeShow(e) {
@@ -176,7 +181,12 @@ function keyboardShow(element, elementTop, elementBottom, viewportHeight, keyboa
   // any showing part of the document that isn't within the scroll the user
   // could touchmove and cause some ugly changes to the app, so disable
   // any touchmove events while the keyboard is open using e.preventDefault()
-  document.addEventListener('touchmove', keyboardPreventDefault, false);
+  if (window.navigator.msPointerEnabled) {
+    document.addEventListener("MSPointerMove", keyboardPreventDefault, false);
+  }
+  else {
+    document.addEventListener('touchmove', keyboardPreventDefault, false);
+  }
 
   return details;
 }
@@ -200,7 +210,12 @@ function keyboardHide() {
   });
 
   // the keyboard is gone now, remove the touchmove that disables native scroll
-  document.removeEventListener('touchmove', keyboardPreventDefault);
+  if (window.navigator.msPointerEnabled) {
+    document.removeEventListener("MSPointerMove", keyboardPreventDefault);
+  }
+  else {
+    document.removeEventListener('touchmove', keyboardPreventDefault);
+  }
   document.removeEventListener('keydown', keyboardOnKeyDown);
 }
 
@@ -316,6 +331,11 @@ ionic.Platform.ready(function() {
 
   // only initialize the adjustments for the virtual keyboard
   // if a touchstart event happens
-  document.addEventListener('touchstart', keyboardInit, false);
+  if (window.navigator.msPointerEnabled) {
+    document.addEventListener("MSPointerDown", keyboardInit, false);
+  }
+  else {
+    document.addEventListener('touchstart', keyboardInit, false);
+  }
 });