keyboard issues

I bought a new gaming computer 2 months ago...when I plugged it in no video...replaced cable to TV...pulled out video card and memory....unplugged a bunch of wires...plugged everything back in carefully....video works....when pressing alt key on keyboard I loose video...got new...

How do I disable my in build keyboard on my laptop I have tried disabling my keyboard on my Lenovo laptop since it doesnt work properly. I have tried disabling the automatic updates through sysdm.cpl, changing the group policies through gpedit.msc and selecting a wrong driver for my keyboard in...

Help! I was logged in to my computer and inadvertently hit a key or keys (unknown) and the login screen came up (again). I tried to log back in and it refuses to accept letters it will accept numbers though. It is not a keyboard problem as other users can login using letters and numbers. I...

Hello, I have a problem with my PC boot process, I have a dual boot system with Win7 and Linux mint each on it's own HDD. I have just replaced my motherboard which is a used one that came with no driver/ installation disk. Having got it working ok I was setting up the boot sequence using...

Hello I'm new here and I hope I didn't post this in the wrong place. If so, I apologize! I've had a small, but annoying issue for a while now on my desktop PC. When I select multiple files while holding ctrl and using the mouse, my selection gets cancelled randomly if I hold CTRL too long. (~5...

My alt+tab tab switcher(?) keeps popping up for now about 5 days. It started slowly but right now it keeps popping up every 5 seconds and I no longer can operate my laptop like normal. I've tried everything, reinstall and updating keyboard drivers, and every outdated drivers I have on my...

Why is that most of the time the text prediction doesn't show in On Screen Keyboard even though it's activated in options? I'm running Windows 10 64 bit version 1903

Hello, Was running the USB Troubleshooter and got the following error message: The USB Controller Is In A Failed State Or Is Not Currently Installed. All links give the following solution: 1) Type devmgmt.msc, and then click OK. Device Manager opens. 2) Expand Universal Serial Bus...

Ok so yesterday Windows forced an update on me, which seemed normal. It took an awful long time to update as usual but finally it was done. Important to know is that I use a touchscreen laptop, not a pc. After my pc restarted I noticed something weird, my keyboard stopped working, but that...

Hello, I am using Windows Home Edition 7. What is happening is that, while writing anything in any application, some characters activate something to do something. It varies. For instance if I open a Browser window and the first letter I type is W then the browser window closes. Often I also get...

The latest version of Windows 10 just broke my computer. It boots up but when I try and login the keyboard does not work. I called and was able to get help from a knolwedgable Microsoft tech and they solved the problem by having me go back to the previous version. I need to call tomorrow and...

I was a very bad boy and did something terribly wrong. I accidentally disabled the USB ports from BIOS on my Win10 tablet. :eek: This disabled the detachable keyboard (and Bluetooth), and while I CAN get back into BIOS, I can't change anything once I'm there (AMI bios. Touchscreen not...

Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17004 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring who have opted in to Skip Ahead only. Insiders who joined Skip Ahead will continue to receive builds from the RS_PRERELEASE branch which has transitioned to RS4...

A neighbough of mine has brought me a stricken laptop. She explained it had been running slow and after restarting the recovery screen appeared. At this stage a simple key press should initiate the process however the keyboard is unresponsive. Does anybody have any ideas how I could recover...

hey guys trying to reset my Windows 10 from the recovery options as I'm selling half way through the reset a page popped up saying not all files could be deleted and to try again but it won't let me past that page. Tried numerous keys on the keypad and mouse doesn't work. Any way to fix...

I like to use the on screen keyboard (OSK) when typing passwords into my banking sites in order to thwart keyloggers. The problem I'm having is closing the program. If I click on the "fade" key on the OSK, the keyb oard will disappear below the screen. However, if I attempt anything else on the...

For a while now both volume keys plus the mute key have stopped working (ToshibaL55 series, W10 Home Anniversary). They had worked fine previously. I know the other ways to adjust volume, but I like the convenience of the keys. Any thoughts? Thanks.

I have a user with a Dell desktop running Windows 7 Pro with a wired USB keyboard / mouse She reported to me yesterday that she was getting an invalid username / password when logging on. After some basic trouble shooting it was time for us both to go home. Next morning I received an email...

I am currently trying to overwrite my old PC to hand it to my girlfriend with a clean slate. It's currently a win7 home premium. I changed boot priority to DVD over HDD, insert Win10 disc, start PC. When prompted to press any key the win10 logo comes up and after a few minutes I am told that a...

How long should the computer wait before accepting subsequent repeated keystrokes? is set to 0.3 seconds and this is the minimum value, but holding down Backspace still erasing typed text too slow. Changing the value above 0.3 seconds (2.0 seconds is the maximum) makes held down Backspace...