Windows 10: my left ctrl key stopped working

Discus and support my left ctrl key stopped working in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hello, I've experience a weird new issue, my left control key isn't working at all anymore, it used to actually always be on, like when I pressed t or... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Gavin Reichley, Jun 3, 2024.

  1. my left ctrl key stopped working


    Hello, I've experience a weird new issue, my left control key isn't working at all anymore, it used to actually always be on, like when I pressed t or w it opened or closed a new tab. I had an issue where my main keyboard's right ctrl worked, and my 2nd one I had plugged in the left ctrl worked. I'm right now only having on plugged in and only left isn't working. I've tried uninstalling or updating HID keyboard drivers, and done all the common methods. Help!

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    Gavin Reichley, Jun 3, 2024
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  2. My left ctrl key stopped working, and the right ctrl key is pressing both keys

    Hello fellow members, so I recently bought a new keyboard because I got a gaming PC, and probably 2 weeks into using this keyboard, during gameplay. the left ctrl key for some reason stopped working, and all of a sudden both ctrl keys were being pressed
    at the same time (and it didn't stop), I don't know what happened but that problem is gone, but the left ctrl key is still not working, and I found out that the right ctrl is simultaneously the left ctrl key, I don't get it, please help me if you can people,
    thank you so much.
     
    Nicholas Bocek, Jun 3, 2024
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  3. JoshuaXD Win User
    Left CTRL key not working properly

    Ever since I left the insiders build of windows (because I got sick of bugs and constant updates) and completely reinstalled windows to the latest stable version, the left control key won't work 100% of the time. The right one works just fine, and I've seen multiple threads on Google about it, but their solutions haven't helped.

    I've tried the Ctrl+Alt+Fn solution that people said worked, it doesn't for me.
    As for drivers, they're all updated/installed and it still doesn't work. Unless I missed something, but I made sure to agonize over which drivers to install and install the right ones for hours. It could be possible I need a driver or something because reinstalling windows removed all drivers.
    I tried going into the device manager and uninstalling all the drivers in the keyboard section and restarting my PC, still doesn't work.

    I don't think it's a hardware issue, meaning physically the Ctrl key is broken. It can't be because it was working 100% of the time before I went back to the stable version of windows.

    What I mean by "not working 100% of the time" is this:

    Before I used Ctrl+Alt+Fn:
    000000v0v00000vv0vvvv0000v00v000vvv0vvv0v0v0vvvvv000vv0v0v000vvvv0v00vv000v000vvvvvvv0vv0vvvvv00v0vv vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv

    After I used it:
    00000000000000000000000000000000v00000000000000000000000000000000000000v0000000vvv000v000v0v000v00v0 0vvvvv0v0vvvvvvvvvvvvv0v

    Sorry for the spam, but the 0's is when the Ctrl in Ctrl+V worked and the Vs is when the Ctrl didn't work at all, it only recognized me pressing V. If it wasn't obvious, I had "0" copied to show the success rate of the left ctrl key. Every time I attempted to paste a "0" I would hold the ctrl key down and press V, then let go of both keys and try again, and so on.

    So anyway, you can see even after one solution it sort of worked, then decided to stop. It should work ALL the time.

    If you're wondering, my version of windows is: 20H2 (OS Build 19042.867)

    Thanks in advance.
     
    JoshuaXD, Jun 3, 2024
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  4. hulpaub Win User

    my left ctrl key stopped working

    left ctrl key stopped working after an update

    so the left ctrl key stopped working a few months ago (maybe half a year) but i didn't really care, now i want to start using it again because the right ctrl key is more of a hassle to use (yes the right one still works)

    my current version is windows 10 but i've had this issue since windows 8 or 8.1

    what to do
     
    hulpaub, Jun 3, 2024
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