Laptop keyboard not working in Windows 10

Sometimes a perfectly normal and working laptop keyboard can stop working. If this is what you are dealing with, below are the steps to fix laptop keyboard not working in Windows 10.

Laptop keyboard not working in Windows 10

Since your laptop keyboard is not working, you can either use an external USB keyboard or

enable on-screen keyboard

on your laptop to fix the problem.

Once the external keyboard or on-screen keyboard is ready, you should be able to fix the problem using one of the following methods.

1. Shut down and restart

The keyboard not working issue on your laptop might be caused by minor software glitches. In most cases, this can be fixed by restarting your device.

Turn off the computer, wait 60 seconds and

Restart

your device. You might be pleasantly surprised to see your laptop keyboard magically return to its normal working state.

2. Use keyboard shortcuts

Sometimes, unknowingly pressing certain key combinations can cause the keyboard to lock up. Users reported that they fixed this problem and unlocked the keyboard by pressing the following key combinations

1.

Press on

Windows

+< /p>

Space

computer keyboard keys

2.

Press the key with

Lock icon

on your laptop keyboard. Depending on the manufacturer, the key with the lock icon may be the

Escape key

,

F10 key

or another key.

3.

Press and hold the

shift key

and press the lock icon

Key

.

3. Disable Filter Keys

The Filter Keys setting in Windows 10 lets the computer control how it handles accidental repeated keystrokes. However, this setting is also known to cause problems.

Go to

Settings

>

Access facility

> select

Keyboard

in the left pane. In the right pane, disable the option

Filter Keys

.

Restart your computer and see if the keyboard now works.

4. Update Keyboard Driver

Ugh, my Dell laptop keyboard half dead - many of the keys suddenly not working.

— James Schmeling Fri Apr 13 02:39:05 +0000 2012

The problem may be because the keyboard driver is outdated.

Right-click on the

Start button

and select the option

Device Manager

.

On the device manager screen, expand the entry for

Keyboards

> right click on your

Keyboard

and select the option

Update Driver

in the context menu.

On the next screen, select the option

Automatically search for updated driver software

.

After installing the updated driver, check if the keyboard works on your computer.

5. Reinstall the keyboard device

Another solution is to uninstall the keyboard device and allow Windows 10 to automatically reinstall the device on your laptop.

Open

Device Manager

> develop

Keyboards

enter > right click on your

keyboard

and select the option

Uninstall device

.

Restart p>

your computer and Windows should automatically reinstall the correct driver on your computer.

6. Check for updates

Follow the steps below to see if an update is available for your computer.

Go to

Settings

>

Updates & Security

> click on

Windows Update

in the left pane. In the right pane, click the button

Check for updates

.

Allow Windows to check for available updates and install them on your computer. If an update is available, the latest available device drivers will also be installed on your computer.

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