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Windows laptop keyboard stuck in weird mode, where keys don't type what they're supposed to
My keyboard on my laptop got stuck in a sort of a weird mode, where keys and key combinations don't do what they are supposed to do. I do not know how I got into this mode, maybe I pressed some weird ...
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How to setup my keyboard layot to match the characters on the physical keyboard
I have Thinkpad T540p with Windows 8.1 installed. With US English keyboard set but i can't match some of the special characters because they are in different place psysically and only the letters and ...
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Can't enter unicode character with Alt+ even with EnableHexNumpad
I'm trying to enter unicode characters by using Alt+#### but I'm not being able to.
In Registry Editor, I added a new String value called EnableHexNumpad with value of 1 in HKCU\Control Panel\Input ...
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My Logitech MK320 keyboard doesn't type anything
I have a wireless mouse/keyboard combo that worked fine until a few days ago. I used SCPToolkit to install my PS3 controller's drivers, and everything worked fine.
But then, I forgot where my ...
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Get to system restore without loading USB keyboard or mouse drivers? [duplicate]
My windows 8.1 pro system has been running great, and I should have left everything alone, but after installing a new graphics card, I thought I'd go ahead and update other drivers. I made system ...
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Windows 8.1 Pro Input Language settings corrupted? [duplicate]
I just installed genuine Windows 8.1 Pro on top of my previous Windows 8.1 Pro N. This is a Windows installation upgrade option, which keeps everything unchanged and puts the old files inside the ...
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How to swap Fn and Ctrl keys while connecting external keyboard to laptop
I am using Dell Latitude 3470 laptop which has Ctrl key on the left most corner and Fn key next to Ctrl key (CtrlFn) .
But I am using Belkin K100 keyboard which has Fn key on the left most corner and ...
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Keyboard not working, But works on a different Laptop
I have Lenovo G500s (Non touch). My Keyboard is not working. let me explain. Me and my friend have the same laptop. My keyboard is working on his laptop but not on mine. His keyboard is working fine ...
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Keyboard Acting Weird
Today morning I started experiencing this weird problem,
*When trying to type something, if Left-Shift key is pressed the cursor goes left and if Right-Shift key is pressed the cursor goes right.
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Spacebar Bugged? automatically closes applications
pressing the space bar causes programs to close. I don't know if it's a virus or what, already ran AVG anti-virus scan and it didn't help. It looks like when i click the spacebar this opens up
and ...
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Disable INSERT key in all applications
The Insert and Caps Lock keys just get in the way. This superuser question asks how to disable Insert, but appears to be for Windows 7 because it does nothing for me on Windows 8.1. I've been able to ...
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Keyboard Lag on startup in windows 8/8.1/10
Ever since Windows 8 I've noticed an issue where there is a severe typing lag immediately after boot.
Typing into any field will suffer a lag of anywhere up to 2 seconds per keystroke. This ...
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shift key in windows 8.1 is typing other characters instead of 'shift'
A customer keyboard 'left shift' and 'right shift' keys are not working as a shift key. I checked the registry and there's no remap for those keys. This is what happens when I click shift. Those logs ...
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My laptop's keyboard sometimes does not respond
I have Acer Aspire E15 E5-571 laptop and it runs MS Windows 8.1 OS. Sometimes, when I type letter 'a' on the keyboard it does not appear on the screen. For example, when I type the first part of my ...
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Accidentally changed ALT behaviour
I've accidentally used some combination that made ALT + something shortcuts not working anymore (ALT + some letter does not make it with accent anymore). The behaviour of the right ALT which was ...
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