Laptop Keyboard not working

Ghiaman1334 · Feb 9, 2020

Hi guys,
Got quite the major issue... the keyboard on my laptop has stopped working. The keys do not type. Some shortcuts work, like Ctrl-Alt-Del, and the Windows key works, otherwise I'm getting no response. Oddly enough they work in notepad but I can't rely on notepad for everything lol
Can anyone help?

Ghiaman1334 · Feb 9, 2020

Ghiaman1334 said:
Hi guys,
Got quite the major issue... the keyboard on my laptop has stopped working. The keys do not type. Some shortcuts work, like Ctrl-Alt-Del, and the Windows key works, otherwise I'm getting no response. Oddly enough they work in notepad but I can't rely on notepad for everything lol
Can anyone help?

Important development - typing also works in content manager. Might just be windows?

EsxPaul · Feb 9, 2020

Could you have enabled the 'filter keys' option with an accidental keypress?

Turn off Filter Keys

Ghiaman1334 · Feb 9, 2020

EsxPaul said:
Could you have enabled the 'filter keys' option with an accidental keypress?

Turn off Filter Keys

Checked that, thanks for letting me know. Not the problem, though. Filter Keys, along with the other settings, are off. Tried the shortcut, too, but it said to activate, not deactivate.

EsxPaul · Feb 9, 2020

How do things look in Windows device manager?

Purely guessing here but perhaps you could try uninstalling/reinstalling the driver to see if it makes any difference.

Ghiaman1334 · Feb 9, 2020

EsxPaul said:
How do things look in Windows device manager?

Purely guessing here but perhaps you could try uninstalling/reinstalling the driver to see if it makes any difference.

Best drivers seem to be installed accordinh to computer

EsxPaul · Feb 9, 2020

Ghiaman1334 said:
Best drivers seem to be installed accordinh to computer

It most likely is the best and most up to date driver but if it were me I'd remove and reinstall it, just to rule it out before going further.

Ghiaman1334 · Feb 9, 2020

EsxPaul said:
It most likely is the best and most up to date driver but if it were me I'd remove and reinstall it, just to rule it out before going further.

Alright, will do

Ghiaman1334 · Feb 9, 2020

Ghiaman1334 said:
Alright, will do

Uhhhhhhhh well I may have removed the keyboard device in the device manager, now no keyboards are coming up, have I done this horribly wrong? I think I have.

EsxPaul · Feb 9, 2020

Ghiaman1334 said:
Uhhhhhhhh well I may have removed the keyboard device in the device manager, now no keyboards are coming up, have I done this horribly wrong? I think I have.

Don't worry, it shouldn't be a problem. If you reboot, Windows should detect the keyboard and install a driver automatically.

If that doesn't happen you can go to the laptop manufacturers site where there will a drivers and support page for your model where you will find a driver for it.

Ghiaman1334 · Feb 9, 2020

EsxPaul said:
Don't worry, it shouldn't be a problem. If you reboot, Windows should detect the keyboard and install a driver automatically.

If that doesn't happen you can go to the laptop manufacturers site where there will a drivers and support page for your model where you will find a driver for it.

That did it! Thank you so much!