Windows 10: How to disable the notebook keyboard and leaving only a usb external keyboard?

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  1. How to disable the notebook keyboard and leaving only a usb external keyboard?


    My keyboard started typing '*' and 'backspace', I've installed Power Toys and disabled those keys, however, it's a very unique experience living without backspace and pressing left arrow and delete every time. Could you please tell me how can I turn off my laptop's keyboard and leave my external USB keyboard? Thanks.P.S. Tried to run rundll32 keyboard, enable with cmd, but got an error "couldn't find specified module"

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    hardliner_4, Dec 24, 2022
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  2. Disabling laptop keyboard

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

    As per the description. Let me help you in resolving the issue.

    I suggest you follow the steps below and check if that helps:

    • Press Windows + X and select
      Device Manager
      from the list.
    • Find Keyboards in the list of devices and click the arrow to expand it.
    • Right-click on the internal keyboard and click Disable. If there is no Disable option listed, click
      Uninstall.
    • Click File>Exit. Your laptop’s internal keyboard should now be disabled.
    Note: If you had to choose Uninstall instead of Disable in step 4, the keyboard will be automatically detected and re-installed if you ever have the Device Manager scan for new hardware for some reason. If that happens you’ll need to repeat this procedure
    in order to uninstall it again.

    Hope the information helps. Please let us know if the issue persist and we will be happy to assist you further.
     
    Nachappa C K, Dec 24, 2022
    #2
  3. Keyboard letters problem

    Here are the first two steps you need to take:

    • Try a different keyboard (or an external USB keyboard in case of a laptop)
    • See if the problem persists with the on-screen keyboard (osk.exe)
     
    Frederik Long, Dec 24, 2022
    #3
  4. How to disable the notebook keyboard and leaving only a usb external keyboard?

    HP 15-r029wm Notebook PC windows 10 keyboard not working properly

    Hi,

    I realize that the keyboard is not working properly. I will try to help you with this issue.


    • Did you make any changes to the PC prior to this issue?
    Suggest you to plug in an external keyboard to check if that helps.

    Follow these steps to launch the On-screen keyboard:


    • Press Windows key + R to get the run window.

    • Type “osk” and hit enter to launch the On-screen keyboard and check if this helps.

    Keep us informed to help you further.

    Thank you.
     
    Srimadhwa B, Dec 24, 2022
    #4
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