Windows 10: Keyboard issue

Hello! I have an older lady friend who recently purchased a H-P desktop computer with Windows 10. She does not like the "low-profile" keyboard that came with her computer; she much prefers the older-style keyboards with the large raised keys. I told her that I had some extra keyboards and that she could have one of them.


Her keyboard has the normal USB connector on it and I tried using an older Lenovo keyboard, also with a USB connector on it. But her computer does not "see" the keyboard as being connected to this computer. I was of the impression that all keyboards with USB connectors on them were pretty much the same interchangeable but apparently this is not the case.


I also tried using an old keyboard that had the PS/2 connector on it and was using an adapter to convert the PS/2 to USB but the computer did not "see" this keyboard, either.


I do not know whether this is a Windows 10 issue or an "H-P" issue. If anyone has any suggestions, they would be very much

appreciated. Thank you!


Brad Anbro

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keyboard issues

Hello Suresh,

We know it's frustrating when things don't work as expected. Let me assist you with this.

Please share this information to assist you better.

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  What is the make and model of the computer?
  
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  Did you try to check if the issue persist while using other keyboard?
  
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  Are you facing the same issue with an
  on screen keyboard as well?
  

Use the On-Screen Keyboard (OSK) to type.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/type-with-the-on-screen-keyboard

I suggest you to follow the methods below and check if it helps:

Method: 1

I suggest you to run hardware & devices troubleshooter.

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  Press “Windows key + X” and type “troubleshooting”.
  
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  Select “Troubleshooting”.
  
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  Select “View all” on the top left corner.
  
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  Click “Hardware & Sound”.
  
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  Click “Hardware & devices”.
  
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  Follow the on-screen instruction to run the troubleshooter
  

Method: 2

Uninstall and Reinstall the Keyboard Drivers.

Step 1: Uninstall the Keyboard Drivers

1. Press “Windows Logo” + “X” keys on the keyboard.

2. Click on “Device Manager” from that list.

3. Search for the Keyboard from the device list, right click on it and then select “Uninstall”. On the un-installation window, if you have an option: “Delete the
driver software for this device” you may select that and then remove the corrupted drivers from the computer.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete it and then restart the computer if prompted.

After the restart, please go ahead with the next steps to install the latest drivers and check if that resolves the issue.

Update Driver Software from the Manufacturer’s website:

Step 2: Go to the Computer manufacturer’s website and search for the latest Windows 10 drivers available for the Keyboard and then install it by following the instructions given in the website.

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.

 

Keyboard Issues

Hi Lacey,

Welcome to Microsoft Community. I will surely help you.

This issue could have occurred due to these reasons:

1. Damaged hardware.

2. Missing Windows Updates.

3. Corrupt keyboard driver.

Try the steps listed here:

Method 1:

I suggest you to connect an external keyboard and check if the issue persists or not.

Method 2:

I suggest you to download and install latest keyboard driver from the manufacturer website and check if it helps.

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Hope this information helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of the issue so that we can assist you further.

 

Keyboard problem in Windows 10

Hi David,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to check if the issue persists when you connect another keyboard to your system.

If the issue is with the keyboard, then suggest you to update the keyboard drivers by following the steps below.

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  Press Windows key + X and select
  Device Manager from the list.
  
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  Expand ‘Keyboard’ from the list.
  
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  Right click on the driver and select ‘update driver software’ and follow the prompts.
  

Hope the information is helpful.