Windows 7 <Alt Gr> Key activates Energy Saving Mode

Rainer Bielefeld · Dec 14, 2017

Since Today in the morning <Alt Gr> does no longer work as it should. Instead of activating some special characters (like “{”, “}”,“²”,“³”) on my German layout Logitech USB keyboard, it activates the "Energy Save Mode" shutdown.
Might have to do with the swallow of beer I poured out on the keyboard yesterday evening ;-)
Or with the hot water shower it had to undergo this morning to get the sticking keys smooth running again ...

Any known workaround for this?

Best regards

Rainer

nmsuk · Dec 14, 2017

As you know beer and keyboards never mix. Have you allowed the keyboard to dry properly? Now not done this is awhile but you could get some isoprophyl and remove the key caps and give the whole thing a good wipe down.

Rainer Bielefeld · Dec 14, 2017

I should have mentioned: There also was a WIN7 update before I started to work this morning.

nmsuk · Dec 14, 2017

As you know beer and keyboards never mix. Have you allowed the keyboard to dry properly? Now not done this is awhile but you could get some isoprophyl and remove the key caps and give the whole thing a good wipe down.

Rainer Bielefeld · Dec 29, 2017

I should have told already long ago: 1 Day on the radiator did the trick and the problem vanished

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Rainer Bielefeld

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