Windows 10: After the April updates, my keyboard is not working. Special characters not displaying...

Prior to installing the Microsoft April updates, Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 21H2 for x64 based systems KB5025221 and .NET 6.0.16 Security Update for x64 Client KB5025915 my keyboard was working properly. Now some of the upper-case characters in the number row are displaying the wrong character.I.e. the uppercase 2 displays the double quote instead of the @ I found the @ sign where the double quote sign should be.The uppercase 3 displays £, the symbol for the British pound instead of the pound sign. I have no idea where the pound sign is. Probably had to get it from th

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Special keyboard characters.

I cannot find the special characters "ð" and "þ" in the Keyboard.



These are special Icelandic characters, Do they exist at all?



If not does anyone know if they will come with the Mango update?

 

Change keyboard combination of a special character

How can I change key-combination of special characters on a specific language keyboard?

Example:

On a keyboard there is a key-combination for a special character. I want to be able to:

1. Use this key-combo for another special char.

or

2. Use another key-combo for this special char.

More specifically, I want to insert Unicode 200C character (zero width non-joiner) with Ctrl+Space or Shift+Space keys.

Is this even possible in windows 10?

 

Mail & Calendar App not displaying special characters

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you are unable to see special characters in the Windows Mail App. As you have mentioned that you are facing the issue after a Windows Update, we would like to know the update that was installed recently.



To check go to Start >> Settings >> Update & Security >> Windows Update >> View update history.



Meanwhile, I would suggest you to refer the steps mentioned below and see if that helps:



Method 1: Repair and Reset Mail App



Try repairing Mail App and check. If repairing Mail App doesn’t work, you might have to reset Mail App. Refer the steps mentioned below:

1. Press Windows key + I, to open
   Settings.
   
2. Click on Apps, and select
   Apps & features from the left pane.
   
3. Scroll down, look for Mail
   & Calendar App, click on it and select Advanced options.
   
4. Click on Repair, and wait for the process to complete.
   
5. Now, try typing special characters.
   
6. If the issue persists, then Reset the app in similar way.
   

Note: Resetting the app will reinstall it and revert it to default settings. You will have to reconfigure the email accounts.



Method 2: Reinstall Mail App



If repairing and resetting the app doesn’t work, I suggest you to try reinstalling the application and see if that works. Refer the steps mentioned below:

1. Press Windows Logo key + X, and select
   Windows PowerShell (Admin).
   
2. Now, paste the command in PowerShell and hit Enter:
   Get-AppxPackage *windowscommunicationsapps* | Remove-AppxPackage
   
3. Once the process completes, type Microsoft Store in the search bar on the
   Taskbar and hit Enter.
   
4. Click on the search bar in
   Microsoft Store, type Mail and Calendar and click on it.
   
5. Click on Install to install the application.
   
6. After installing, Launch the app, configure your email account and check.
   

Let us know how it goes.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator