Windows 10: ALT+ codes not working on win 10 on laptop

I am facing issues using ALT+ codes since the past 3 days all of a sudden, earlier using ALT+0150 use to give en dash symbol, but now it gives "☼", it seems somehow it is not recognizing "0" input using the numpad on my laptop keyboard. Please help.

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Little Alt Code Utility

It does do that, mlee. All buttons have tooltips with the alt code and a description listed in it.

The masculine ordinal number in Spanish, Italian and Portugese? I'm not even sure what it is for ... lol

 

All alt codes doesn't work

I am trying to add some special characters using alt codes on my laptop running Windows 10. None of the codes work.

I tried random alt codes to see if the problem was the specific characters and none of them work.

I am using an external numpad because my laptop doesn't come with one and doesn't have the Numlock option on the keyboard. The numpad is working properly for input

Steps that I have done:

1. Turn off the 'Use Mousekey when Numlock is On' as per this post (my default was Mousekey off altogether). I
know that other advice suggested otherwise (turn it on instead). But that doesn't make sense for me because then I couldn't use the numpad for its default use. I also used the alt codes at the office with a keyboard+numpad and I think the Mousekey was off
as well.

2. Adding EnableHexNumpad to the registry

Please let me know if there are other things I could do or what the cause might be.

 

No Alt codes working

I've found that no alt codes appear to be working using either left or right alt keys. I tried a few things suggested by an answer to a similar question ( ALT Codes Not Working
) which has made absolutely no difference.

Other than Alt codes the alt buttons both work normally, likewise with the numpad.