We cannot say that it is strange that our keyboard breaks down, since we are talking about a mechanical device that can break down over timebeing completely normal.
Something strange happens when the keyboard hasn’t been around long enough for it to start failing. In addition, the most normal failure is that some key, for whatever reason, does not work correctly the first time.
But there are other situations in which we experience a “completely crazy” keyboard, typing what it wants, when it wants and putting things that don’t make sense.
If you’re experiencing such a problem, we’ll cover some solutions you can try to get it back on track, both mechanically and within Windows 11.
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hardware problems
A problem with the hardware, that is what we must first rule out.
We check it as follows:
- We disconnect the keyboard and we reconnect it.
- We make sure that there are no keys that are stuck.
- We make sure that the keyboard wire it has no possible damage.
- The connection ports they must be intact.
If we have noticed that some keys are registering despite not having been pressed, then there is a problem with the mechanism.
First of all, it is best to place it on another computer to confirm that the problem lies in the keyboard itself.
If the problem disappears when we connect it to another computer, then we can fine tune that everything comes from the operating system and should be investigated further.
update driver
The cause of keyboard malfunction could be outdated drivers. Therefore, it is best to update them to eliminate this possibility.
We must perform these steps to update our keyboard drivers:
- We wrote Device administrator in Windows Search and select them from the results.
- Once open we expand the category Keyboards in the panel on the right.
- We right click on the keyboard controller and then click on update driver and then in Find drivers automatically.
Once the drivers are updated, we check if the keyboard behaves in the same way.
If Windows does not find any driver, we should try the manufacturer’s website, in case there is a new version.
keyboard settings
We may be able to fix the problem by adjusting your keyboard settings.
We are going to carry out these steps to achieve it:
- We open the Search of the Taskbar and write control Panel.
- When the option appears, click on Open.
- Click on See for (top right) and put small icons.
- Now we click on Accessibility center.
- Click on Facilitate the use of the keyboard in the panel on the right.
- we uncheck the boxes for Enable Mouse Keys, Enable Sticky Keys, Enable Toggle Keys, and Enable Filter Keys.
Problem solver
Using troubleshooters can help solve all these problems in no time.
Of course, there is a dedicated keyboard troubleshooter for errors with this hardware.
To run it you must do the following:
- We open the Windows 11 Settings by pressing Win + I.
- We must be in System and therefore we will have to click on Troubleshoot (right panel).
- Now we give in Other troubleshooters and then on the button Execute next to keyboard troubleshooter.
- Click the button Execute to activate the keyboard troubleshooter
malware analysis
Malware-corrupted system files can cause hardware devices to malfunction.
As a last option we should make sure that this is not happening on our computer.
Can run a scan against malware and other CFSto make sure that we are free of viruses, the first, and that corrupt or damaged Windows files will be repaired with the second.
If we have an antivirus we can use it to scan for malicious software or we can use Windows Defenderthe protection of the operating system.
- we open the Setting Windows (win+i)
- Click on Privacy & Security from the left menu.
- Now we give in windows securityto then click on the button Open Windows Security.
- It’s time to click Virus and Threat Protection,
- Now we look for where it says exam options and we select full exam.
- Finally, we give browse now.
Once you’re done and resolved any potential malware issues, it’s time to move on to the corrupted files.
To run an SFC scan, we perform these steps:
- In the Windows search box, we type cmd.
- We right-click on the application Symbol of the system and we select Execute as an administrator.
- We write the command sfc /scannow and press Enter.
- We wait for you to solve the possible errors that you find.
Everything you have seen in this article is to help you make the keyboard work better.
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