I did that, repeatedly. It shows I'm typing, but input is not being registered. And no, I can't borrow a USB keyboard from someone. Thank you thus far.
How do I fix my laptop keyboard not working on windows 11?
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How do I fix my laptop keyboard not working on windows 11? It just randomly stopped working a few months ago but usb keyboards work fine any solutions? I dont think its hardware related as the combination for changing/switching the led backlight works completely fine but nothing else does. I dont know if Im in the right place this is my first time here.
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Don Varnau 19,930 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2024-12-05T18:06:02+00:00 Thank you for your response.
I tried the on screen keyboard but what I type does not reflect.
Don't know why this would be happening. Try turning OSK off and on again.
Can you borrow a USB keyboard from someone?
Don
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Anonymous
2024-12-05T15:16:15+00:00 Thank you for your response.
I tried the on screen keyboard but what I type does not reflect.
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Don Varnau 19,930 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2024-12-05T15:08:25+00:00 Jemima Chinwi wrote:
Hi, I wanted to try the steps in your response but I can't even type. Only the mouse works, the whole keyboard is unresponsive. What do I do?
Turn on the On-screen keyboard. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-the-on-screen-keyboard-osk-to-type-ecbb5e08-5b4e-d8c8-f794-81dbf896267
or connect a USB keyboard.
Don
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Anonymous
2024-12-05T12:20:25+00:00 Hi, I wanted to try the steps in your response but I can't even type. Only the mouse works, the whole keyboard is unresponsive. What do I do?