Windows 10: Keys on laptop keyboard only work with combination with other keys.

Hi, I've been having an issue with my Lenovo laptop. I can't type the letters "E" and "R" normally, but when anything else is pressed, like SHIFT, BACKSPACE, or any other key, I can type them just fine. After not using them for long, they don't even want to work with other keys pressed, and I have to spend 10 minutes waking them up. I'ts become really annoying to use the on-screen keyboard. I've tried reinstalling the keyboard driver, filter keys were always turned off, I tried cleaning the keys after taking them apart, I tried restarting my computer many times, and I even went to the registr

:)

 

Key combinations not working

Thanks for following up. In here, you can find the list of all the keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10. Check it out and
see which key combinations are still working on Windows 10, and which are not.

We also tested on our end and only the Alt + F and Alt + P are working fine, and this is on a PC that is on the Fall Creators Update. May we suggest that you update your operating system to 1709 and see if the key combinations will work.

We'll keep an eye out to your response.

 

Keyboard Volume Keys not working while in-game

I happen to have used the Tt Challenger Pro keyboard in the past, and the volume keys worked flawlessly in every game, so it's indeed a weird problem. I would suggest the same thing sneekypeet suggested, using the keyboard software and assign this function to a hotkey, but you said that didn't work either, so yeah...

 

Shift+4 key combination not working

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I understand your inconvenience. We will assist you with it.

Before we proceed, we require more information to assist you better.

• Do the other combination with shift key are working?
• Did you made any changes to the computer prior to this issue?

I suggest you to update your keyboard drivers and check if it helps.

Method 1: Update keyboard drivers.

• Press Windows key + X key and click on
  Device manager.
• Click on Keyboards.
• Right-click on the Keyboards and click on
  Update driver software.

Hope this information is helpful. For any further query, feel free to contact us.

Thank you.