Windows 10: My pc is currently running windows 10, my usb plug in keyboard's letter and number keys...

My pc is currently locked and i cant put in the pin to unlock it. Is there a fix that i dont need the pc unlocked for?

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Sometimes can't login as keyboard letter/number keys do not respond

Sometimes when I start up the computer the Lock screen displays with the login box already open and empty. When I try to type into the box neither letter keys nor number keys are responsive although the 'Enter' Key still works. I thought that the problem
might have been caused by a failing wireless keyboard so I tried a different one but that displays the same problem. I then tried using a keyboard that plugs directly into a USB port and that didn't work either. When this happens the only way I can restart
the PC is by performing a hard restart by pressing the restart key on the base unit,

Any suggestions as to how the problem could be fixed?

Thanks

Al

 

Windows Major Update KB4040724 - now desktop does not respond to the USB keyboard

RE: Update KB4040724

• Have you tried updating the keyboard drivers?

This is what I did today, Oct-3-2017...

I disconnected the keyboard…went through Steps 1-6 and the Keyboard still permits me to type 7-8 letters, them behaves in a strange manner…

Example # 1 - type a single "S"….and it inserts 10-12 "S's" without holding the key down.

Example # 2 - keyboard automatically establishes "NUM LOCK" or "CAPS Lock" and will not further respond.



I repeated steps 1-6... no response or control with the keyboard. This keyboard was in use with Win-10, from March-2017 until immediately (as in 1 minute) prior to installing the
Major Update KB4040724... then going through the required system re-boot...and immediately discovering the non-functioning same keyboard.



I repeated steps 1-6... plugged the keyboard in a different USB outlet on the desktop... desktop downloaded and installed the keyboard driver...same erratic behavior…and then received a Windows 10 error message "The USB device you just connected to
the computer malfunctioned and Windows does not recognize it".



NEXT STEP

- I disconnected the current keyboard…went through Steps 1-6.

- and then plugged a totally different mfg & model USB Keyboard into a different USB port.
I had used this different keyboard from Aug-2016 until March-2017 in Windows 10… without any issues.

Again…the desktop automatically downloads the required driver, and allows me to type 8-10 letters and/or digits….and freezes…unable to type letters or numbers.

New response...the keyboard is functional only on the "Windows icon" button…but does not allow me to enter letters or digits.

Q: Have you tried removing the recently installed update and check if the issue persists? Not yet ...but to encounter the identical problem on a totally different keyboard, in a different USB port, appears to be additional indications
that the problem resides with Update KB4040724 software, rather than the hardware drivers. That is just my opinion as a consumer and not as a Windows 10 expert.

Suggestions or comments appreciated. Thank you. / Ed

 

help. USB drive isn't assigned a drive letter.

Any usb flash drive I plug into my computer isn't assigned a drive letter. The physical drive shows in the "safely remove hardware" but it doesnt show up in disk management. I have tried to populate the volume thru the safely remove hardware properties window and it does pop up in the list but it doesn't stay there. This isn't a format or assign a letter problem. It's more complicated then that. Maybe one of the services needed for usb drive management was disabled? Suggestions needed. btw external usb harddrives work fine.