Windows 10: Keyboard makes other characters when typing pressing certain keys

Discus and support Keyboard makes other characters when typing pressing certain keys in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; i recently bought a new keyboard but now it is makin-g a - signevery time i press these keys zxcvbnm,.- what do i do there has been- -no water damage... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by AndersKJ, Apr 22, 2021.

  1. AndersKJ Win User

    Keyboard makes other characters when typing pressing certain keys


    i recently bought a new keyboard but now it is makin-g a - signevery time i press these keys zxcvbnm,.- what do i do there has been- -no water damage or anything else since i got it is it hardware or software issue please help :

    :)
     
    AndersKJ, Apr 22, 2021
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  2. Nikhar_K Win User

    Unable to type certain characters using Nepali keyboard

    Hi,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    I understand that you are unable to type few characters using the Nepali keyboard. I’ll certainly assist you with this.



    Upon researching, I found that certain characters can be typed using the
    Shift and AltGr keys. You may want to give it a try and see if that helps. You can also have a look at the
    Nepali keyboard layout to get a better idea about the characters.



    However, we always appreciate our customer’s feedback, and your feedback and suggestions are very important to us. Hence, I suggest you to provide your valuable feedback and ideas in our
    Feedback Hub, where our developers
    can look into the requests and constantly improve the features of Windows.



    Regards,

    Nikhar Khare

    Microsoft Community - Moderator
     
    Nikhar_K, Apr 22, 2021
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  3. DylanMika Win User
    Certain programs make my computer act as if certain keys are pressed down

    Hello,

    Recently, I've been having a very strange issue: while running certain programs, my computer suddenly begins to act as if certain keys on my keyboard are being pressed. In the beginning, it acted as though the CTRL key was pressed (ex: pressing "w" executes
    the "CTRL + w" command). Now, it acts as though my "c" and "v" keys are being pressed (when typing, a string of cs and vs are rapidly typed across the screen). Opening the onscreen keyboard confirms that my computer thinks that the keys are being pressed.
    Only restarting my pc temporarily fixes the issue. Here's what I've done to try to remedy it:

    • press both CTRL keys for 15 seconds
    • turn off sticky keys, toggle keys, and filter keys
    • switch out my keyboard
    • plug my keyboard into a different usb port
    • uninstall and reinstall my keyboard drivers
    • hold CTRL + Shift for 15 seconds
    • reinstall windows
    • run system file checker
    • enter safe mode
    • uninstall and reinstall all of my usb drivers
    • check for malware

    The problem with the CTRL key happened no matter what program I was using, but the problems with the c and v keys have only started while playing a game. Any help in fixing this issue would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
     
    DylanMika, Apr 22, 2021
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  4. ravama Win User

    Keyboard makes other characters when typing pressing certain keys

    keyboard probelm on certain characters

    the characters ' " and ^ is not displayed on screen when the key is pressed once. when the key is pressed twice there are two characters being displayed. the same situation when using another usb keyboard or using the screen keyboard. the usb keyboard
    works fine in another computer.
     
    ravama, Apr 22, 2021
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