Mouse and Keyboard not working after Windows 7 updates

Anonymous
2009-12-09T17:27:39+00:00

I have Windows 7 Home Edition.  My CPU did the latest Windows update overnight, now the keyboard and mouse aren't working.  I have rebooted and unplugged both many times.  I keep coming back to my login screen, but I can't do anything from that point.

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Anonymous
2009-12-10T04:07:52+00:00

I prsume your keyboard is USB?  If you can find a friend who has an older keyboard with a PS/2 connector, you might try that, F8 again and select Last Known Good.

It's not yesterday's updates per se, because I have them on all my PCs (I hate the 2nd Tuesday in the month because I run around the house like some mad woman making sure 1 Vista 64 bit, 2 Server 2008 R2 64 bit, 2 Windows 7 32 bit and 4 Windows 7 64 bit are all downloading correctly and rebooting if necessary. All keyboards and mice are working fine here.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-12-16T11:11:46+00:00

    Press F8 when booting and select "DISABLE DRIVER SIGNATURE ENFORCEMENT", in Windows device manager change the driver for USB 3.0

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-01-17T18:32:01+00:00

    I have tried to reboot in Safe mode too.  My keyboard won't even react to pressing F8.

    there must be a way to circumvent the keyboard, including function key and mouse not working. Does any body have an answer. Can Microsoft suggest an answer.

    Remember there are NO keys or mouse that work. Recovery disks do not work. Can the bios be automatically set to use cd or usb if harddrive is dead?

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-02-19T21:20:26+00:00

    I have a wireless keyboard Microsoft product.  On Feb. 19, 2018 regular update shut down my keyboard.  Why???????????

    I had to do a system restore.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-02-19T21:21:29+00:00

    Find the keyboard on the computer itself.  Use the mouse t progress.

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