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Shut down and restart computer from search
In Windows 8.1, is it possible to shut down or restart the computer using only the keyboard?
When you click the Windows key on the keyboard, on the overlay you get a nice search box. Typing in "...
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Can you screenshot only the focused window using hardware buttons on the Surface 3?
With a regular keyboard when you want to print only the focused window, instead of the entire screen, you use and hold Alt + Prt Scrn keys.
I just learned from this site two different methods to ...
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I use windows 8.1 pro 32 bit, my query is regarding my laptop keyboard
My laptop keyboard is misbehaving. It starts typing garbage and the down arrow key keeps scrolling my page down anytime. I wish to disable my internal keyboard as i have got myself a cheap USB ...
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Repeated keypresses are ignored
So, I'm having trouble fixing my brothers computer.
The problem is that if I try to press a key more than once in succession every keypress but the first is ignored.
Holding a key down works as ...
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keyboard keys acting up
I've had a strange thing happen to my keyboard on my laptop.
Pressing Enter puts an l on screen followed by an actual enter.
↓ (Down key) displays 9 and moves cursor down.
Pressing space outputs a ...
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HP Pavilion Windows 8.1 Fn key + function key doesn't work in the System Startup to access BIOS
HP Pavilion Windows 8.1 Fn key + function key doesn't work in the System Startup to access BIOS.
I can get to the system startup page but I cannot access the BIOS screen because the function keys on ...
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How can I keep Windows 8.1 from passing enter key from lock screen to active window?
I have been having this issue with my computer running Windows 8.1. I haven't noticed it in other versions of Windows, but I'm not certain that it is specific to this version.
When I type my ...
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Asus N550JK Multimedia Keys not functioning
I've got a (relatively) new Asus N550JK laptop - I've been using it for a few months but had no music on it - I just transferred all my music over from my PC and ran iTunes, then tried to pause the ...
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My laptop with Win8.1 randomly stops responding to keyboard or mouse input
Randomly my laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad W700) with Win8.1 will stop responding to keyboard input or mouse clicks. A reboot will resolve the issue until it occurs again. So far I have not been able to ...
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Windows Key seems to be stuck (not physically) [duplicate]
Good morning everybody! I've seen similar threads but none solved my issue.
My Asus EEEPC 1015PE has Windows 8.1 installed and it's going on and off on an issue that the Windows Key will be stuck. ...
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Why do I have to press the key 4 times to get a '`' symbol? [duplicate]
I'm using Windows 8.1 Pro, with a Microsoft Gaming keyboard. When I'm writing posts on StackOverflow I often need to enclose things in code marks (`). In order to get these, I have to press the ¬ | ...
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Restore desktop keyboard to windows 8.1
My primary desktop workstation runs 8.1 and synchs it's settings to my OneDrive space.
I just took delivery of a HPStream 7 - signed into my microsoft account and allowed it to synch PC settings. I ...
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Remap key to modifier+key
I want to remap the right Ctrl key to Shift+F10.
I've been following to these Scan codes, created Scancode Map in the registry and its contents are:
0000 0000
0200 0000
5D00 1DE0
0000
where 5D00 ...
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How do I remap Home Button key with Escape key on Apple keyboard?
I bought a bluetooth keyboard for $13, and it's pretty good except instead of the Esc key, there's a little square and it opens up Internet Explorer when it's pressed! I've tried 3 key remapping ...
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PC with Windows 8.1 boots from any key pressed
so I recently acquired and installed Windows 8.1 on my PC and yesterday I noticed that, while my PC is supposedly turned off, I can turn it on by pressing any key on the keyboard. I assume this is ...
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