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Keyboard not working in one user account
My friend have a strange problem. Few weeks ago, he just bought a new keyboard for his laptop, because it's internal keyboard is broken. But recently, his new keyboard suddenly not working in his ...
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US International keyboard layout dead keys behaving inconsistently
I use the US International keyboard layout, which makes it easy to produce a whole bunch of special characters without alt codes or third-party software. It usually works fine, but sometimes the dead ...
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The shift+W+spacebar not working, even replace the keyboard , but the keyboard works on another PC
I use Logitech K120 to play game, use i for 6 years and one day it cant press Shift + W + Spacebar for a sametime. So i think this is keyboard fault then i buy a new one recently.
But the issue still ...
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Strange keyboard events on Win8 HP laptop
I have had a HP Pavillion forever, running Win8. Lately, it has been acting weirdly, and I assumed it was simply on its deathbed. But the weirdness is getting even weirder now. Other than it sometimes ...
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Howto connect bluetooth keyboard to non bluetooth pc?
I have a bluetooth keyboard that didn't come with a reciever. I want to connect it to my desktop pc, which doesn't have a bluetooth adapter.
Is there any way I can do it like by connecting it with ...
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Add hold functionality to Windows Mouse Keys
I'm using Windows 8.1 which has a very useful built-in tool called Mouse Keys (which can be accessed from Control Panel\Ease of Access\Ease of Access Center\Make the mouse easier to use). It's very ...
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How can I stop my keyboard from ignoring duplicate key presses?
I recently reinstalled Windows 8.1 on my notebook computer. Prior to the reinstall, the keyboard was working fine. After reinstalling, the keyboard omits key strokes when the same key is pressed in ...
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Top (numeric / special symbol) keys on HP 15-b010tx regularly stop working. (Win 8.1 Pro)
I am sure this query has been found and answered elsewhere, but damned if I can find it.
I am using an HP 15-b010tx Sleekbook with Windows 8.1 Pro, all updates regularly applied.
About two weeks ago, ...
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How do I find my laptop keyboard's correct scan codes
Hello guys I'm facing a problem that two of my keyboard key is not working i.e.(LShift and RShift) so I want to replace one of them with other key i.e.(RCtrl).While I was trying to re-map these keys ...
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windows 8.1 computer keys not working
Ok so the problem is that the seven and four keys is not working. im using a asus x202e (a laptop) and its the main keybroad. sticky keys, filter keys are off. the keybroad must be connected using a ...
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Interface issue when using Fruity Loops
A simple but extremely frustrating issue.
I cannot enter notes into the piano roll (with a left-click) while at the same time playing notes on the keyboard. It’s as if playing the notes (by pressing ...
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Disabling advertising button on keyboard
So I have this Chinese wireless keyboard, which has an advertising key, in place of the right alt button. It looks like this:
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The advertising key when pressed, opens JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce ...
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How do assign keyboard multimedia keys to our purpose for char insertion
My keyboard has 10 multimedia keys
this site and net search tell that those key can be assigned to software to do specific function like "run browser", "reduce/ increase volume", "start calc"
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Windows 8.1 Asus Laptop Keyboard not functioning
I changed the battery for my Asus X451C (it is exactly that, not X415CA or anything else) but then my keyboard stopped working. I currently have windows 8.1
In the control panel, in the Keyboard ...
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USB Keyboard and Mouse are not working in Windows but works in BIOS
I have deleted some services and drivers from ASUS and after that my USB peripherals are not working.
Call me stupid. I can take it .
Keyboard and mouse are working in recovery mode and BIOS but ...
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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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How to Remap "Home" button on a Local Multimedia Keyboard without Driver
I recently purchased a multimedia keyboard (TECHNOTECH USB KEYBOARD 658) that is actually Made in China, and that doesn't come with ny driver CD or anything.
Here I want to map Home button to ...
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Why does hitting Enter on the keypad cause inadvertent switch to different workbook?
Client is using Office 2013 on a desktop running Windows 8.1 Pro. She usually is working with several spreadsheets open and at times when she hits the enter button of her number pad she changes to a ...
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Fn key not properly working
I have a problem with my fn keys. If I use my volume hotkeys thru fn key, it works immediately even without releasing the volume hotkey. Now the problem is when I used the brightness, touchpad, and ...
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Is it possible to run windows 8.1 without monitor, keyboard or mouse?
I have windows 8.1 and a macro recorder installed in my laptop. The macrorecorder executes some internet tasks automatically everyday in a schedule. I would like to transfer this automatization ...
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Can't enter password because Sticky Keys is enabled
I have a Windows 8.1 PC and accidentally spilled water over my keyboard. I took some keys out, tried to let it dry and get the water out. While doing this a lot of keys get mashed.
I restarted my PC ...
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Keyboard/typing problems on Dell laptop
I've started to notice all kinds of typing/keyboard issues on my laptop recently (Dell Inspiron n5110). Some of them are:
when I wake the laptop from sleep, I can't type my password
can't type to ...
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Shift+Ctrl+Tab not working in chrome with mapped Caps Lock key in Windows using SharpKeys
As suggested by this post, I used SharpKeys to map my Caps Lock key to Ctrl. A weird problem is that while other functions using this Caps Lock key as Ctrl works fine(like Caps Lock+Tab works fine in ...
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Laptop randomly presses "backspace" even with disabled keys
I have the most annoying problem in this god damned world.
Every time i am browsing the internet the computer randomly presses backspace and throws me to the previous page. it happens completely ...
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How can I control+click files/folders with a touch screen and on screen keyboard in windows 8.1?
Using a keyboard and mouse you can intermittently select files by pressing control and clicking the files you want to select. When using the touch screen the control button no longer functions in the ...
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Laptop reboots with no reason
Here I have Acer 5750G laptop with core i7-2670QM upgraded CPU for three years
~Two weaks ago I had first instant reboot. Now laptop can work 15 minutes or 15 hours as well with very different load (...
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Keyboard and mouse not working Win 8.1 X64 , SSD, asus mb
Following a critical win update 2 days ago, the mouse and keyboard no longer work on win 8.1, X64 with SSD though mouse and keyboard work in bios, i have tried the following:
I can get into the ...
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My laptop's keyboard suddenly stopped working! How do I fix it?
I've got a Sony VAIO laptop, with a touch screen monitor. I was using it yesterday with no problems at all. I turned it off. My daughter turned it on and tried to log in, but the keyboard wouldn't ...
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Issues with win key and right alt key after Windows Update (Polish diacritical signs not working)
I've got a problem that occured to me out of nowhere.
Today in the morning, as I logged in to my computer at work I cannot input Polish diacritical signs. For example rAlt + A should give Ą but ...
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Is there a way to "turn off" installed Windows Updates?
So I have a ASUS N550JK laptop with media keys - I recently factory reset it and all my Fn Keys were working (like the ones to change brightness/volume etc.) I installed a slew of Windows Updates and ...
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How to create new functions on laptop keyboard?
I got a new laptop, a Toshiba Portege Z30-A. It has a pointing stick (the dot in the middle, also called TrackPoint on Lenovo laptops) and it has the left and right click buttons. My old laptop used ...
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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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