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How to disable Alt key shortcut for special characters on Laptop numpad

Windows 11 laptop, English UK keyboard, it has built in numpad separate from main keyboard. My numpad has HOME,END,PGUP,PGDN,DEL and arrow keys for NUMLOCK OFF input. However when I use Alt + NUMPAD (...
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Why can't I hold A D Z keys respectively, while D G C can?

I've just noticed a strange behavior of my keyboard. First, I tried holding A, which created a bunch of aaaaa. Then I held D, which created aaaaaddddd. However, when I pressed Z, the key pressing was ...
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Remapping keyboard

My italian keyboard - Rog Zepyhrus G14 A401IIMy keyboard is missing the numbpad, I'm tryng to change my keys j,k,l to 1,2,3 and so on... does anyone know how to do it ? I create a NumLock with #b:: ...
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How can you type characters from U+0100 and up with Numpad?

It appears that the Alt + Num shortcuts end at U+00ff (decimal 0255); typing Alt + 0255 yields ÿ which indeed is at U+ff. I have failed in finding out what the system for the hotkeys in excess of ...
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Numpad 5 With Numlock won't output 5 unless it is also pressed with the windows key on Windows 10, Same behavior with Virtual Keyboard

I'm having the most frustrating problem with Windows 10 after the latest patches were installed on my system. (7/7/2021) Windows 10 Pro Version 21H1 OS Build 19043.1151 Keyboard - Logitech G413 The ...
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Typing alt codes on keyboard without numeric pad

I bought this keyboard without a numeric pad but as I found out I'm not able to use alt codes with it to type symbols such as Alt+30 makes ▲ or ■ and so on Is there a trick how to type alt codes on a ...
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How can I tell if wireless numpad not working is hardware issue or Windows 10 issue?

I just bought a wireless numpad from Amazon, and putting batteries into the pad, putting the usb receiver in my laptop, and then turning the switch on for the pad, it doesn't work. The device is ...
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How to emulate NumPad on TKL keyboard with END, Insert, etc.?

I wanna buy a TKL keyboard for space, however the NumPad keys are still much faster to type numbers then the inline ones. The combination PrintScr, Insert, Delete, Home, etc. could be used to emulate ...
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Unicode ALT codes not working for escape character

I want to be able to type the unicode character (Escape character) using the windows ALT+001B method. I have created the registry key EnableHexNumpad in Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Input ...
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How to type alt codes with no numpad?

I have a laptop (Windows 10) with no numpad, so cannot use alt codes to type special characters. I purchased a bluetooth numpad, but it does not seem to work either. How do I make this work?
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Windows 10 - The numpad . opens file explorer

I have an odd issue with a Windows 10 PC. When a user press the numpad period, File explorer opens. If Numlock is turned off it does not happen, and if you press the regular period button it does not ...
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Alt-Codes in tactile numpad

I have a ASUS Zephyrus laptop and this model doesn't have a proper numpad, instead, its trackpad doubles has one. That being said, I'm having troubles with inserting Unicode characters using Alt-Codes....
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Fn+P hotkey conflict on HP Elitebook 830 G6?

I have this Elitebook 830 G5, which has an integrated numpad on JKLUIO, when Fn key is held. I Use the numpad a lot and this is a very important feature to me. However, HP made a change and made a ...
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Is ther a way to achieve `Shift + Home` functionality on a keyboard with Home/End keys "merged" in the numpad? (without turning it off)

I recently bought a laptop without noticing the Home/End keys are "merged" with the numbers 7/1 on the numpad, respectively. I know this seems a bit nit picky of me, but as a coder you can never have ...
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Keyboard mapping gone wrong

I've got an old Acer Aspire V5 with touch screen. Recently, I broke the touch screen and got to unplug it, because of phantom spam click on the screen, in order to be able to deactivate the touch ...
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