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Why are certain letters on my keyboard not working?
When the keys on a keyboard don’t work, it’s usually due to mechanical failure. If this is the case, the keyboard needs to be replaced. The steps on this page are for those whose keyboards still have some keys that work. For example, only a few of the letters, numbers, or other characters not working.
What do you do when your keyboard keys don’t work?
The simplest fix is to carefully turn the keyboard or laptop upside down and gently shake it. Usually, anything beneath the keys or inside the keyboard will shake out of the device, freeing up the keys for effective functioning once again.
Why are my shift keys not working with some letter keys?
I can’t use my shift keys to some letters for Capital letter. But when using the CAPS LOCK it’s good, all letter can do Capital. The problem happened after the auto windows update was done. I’m using “HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Tools and Components Tests, the keyboard test was PASSED.
What are the keys that only work with shift?
I purchased a new keyboard a bit ago and in testing it, I noticed that the Numpad “+”, “-“, & “/” keys only work when I press the Shift key. I swapped out the KB with the old one with the same result. It works properly in Safe Mode with the new KB and the old.
Why is my keyboard not working in Ubuntu?
The keyboard input driver breaks after every major update, which causes miscommunication between the Ubuntu OS and the input devices. You can easily fix this by re-installing the input X Server’s driver again. But since the keyboard is not working in the first place, this gets a bit tricky.
What to do if your keyboard is not working?
1) In Windows, search for and open Device Manager. 2) Double-click Keyboards. 3) Right click on the keyboard drivers and click on uninstall. 4) Restart the computer. 1) In the search box, type and open Windows Updates. 2) Check for updates. 3) If the updates are available, click on install and restart the computer.