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Tagged with windows-8.1 keyboard
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Make Language change specific to window/app not whole system (Windows 8.1)
I have Windows 8.1 Pro English. Sometime I need to use another languages (I did not install any language packs and my locale is English). So I have a few keyboards enabled. However in W7 when I switch ...
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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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Using keyboard disables touchpad left button for a second on Acer laptop in Windows 8.1
The problem is present in the whole system not only in games: desktop, chrome, games, everywhere.
When I press any "input key" on a keyboard for example in desktop I can't select the file by left ...
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Remapping a keyboard key in windows 8.1 [duplicate]
How can I remap keyboard keys in windows 8.1? I'm looking for a simple utility which will modify registry and would not require running at startup. I tried sharpkeys but, it does not seem to work in ...
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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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USB keyboard 'shuts down' when holding keys
When I do not create a keyboard event (i.e. pressing or releasing a key) for more than 5 seconds, the numlock and other LEDs on my keyboard go off. When I'm holding a key for more than 5 seconds and ...
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Any solution appeared to fix win 8.1 drivers disaster? (keyboard stopped to work)
Win 8.1 never stops to impress me. This is already third time such disaster happened to me.
Before that I was using system refresh to "reinstall" windows, but I tired :/
Ok, the problem... my ps/2 ...
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Delay in mouse movement when using both the keyboard & mouse simultaneously
I got a new Lenovo Flex 2 15 a couple of days ago, and the laptop is working pretty well.
However, when I use the keyboard then quickly attempt to move the mouse with the touchpad, I am unable to move ...
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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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Can I make the Windows 8.1 on-screen touch keyboard semi-transparent?
Is there a way to make the standard Windows 8.1 on-screen touch keyboard semi-transparent? I simply want to be able to type underneath the keyboard and still see what I'm typing, like on the picture ...
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Right Alt key not working properly
I have a Dell Inspiron 15 3537 laptop. As you know, we use 'alt+arrow key' to navigate forward or backward in a web browser, file explorer, etc. Now my left 'alt' key is working in this very manner. ...
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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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Why won't some Bluetooth keyboards pair in Windows 8.1?
I've got three different Bluetooth keyboards that I use on my Windows 8.1 PC.
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Logitech K810
Generic knockoff version on an Apple Wireless Keyboard by iClever
I've been ...
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When ever I press a media key on my keyboard, Windows Mail opens
This just started last night out of no where - I was listening to music and playing League of Legends.
A song came on that I didn't wish to listen to, so I went to press the Next Song Media Key that ...
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Media keys won't work unless certain programs are selected
I just bought a Corsair Vengeance K70 which comes with four media keys: stop, skip (forward and backward), and play/pause. The problem is they don't work. I can only use them when either the Services ...
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