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  1. Neither CTRL key is registering when I touch it. I checked a keyboard test website and...


    Hi, as I already stated in the question title, my CTRL keys stopped working. I use a Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15IAU7 running Windows 11.So far I have tried:* Checking if Sticky Keys was on it wasn't* A clean boot didn't help* Restarting in Safe Mode Didn't help* Uninstalling my Keyboard Driver Didn't help* Removing the keycaps and cleaning under them Didn't help* Running System File Checker It worked for a little while after this but stopped soon afterIncluded is a keyboard test I performed at "keyboard-test.space". The missing keys are due to them either not being present Pause break, li

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    Kota Corff, May 24, 2025
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  2. Smiiiikes Win User

    Ctrl key on my keyboard goes into "sleep periods" and is not registered the first time I press it

    Hello, I've had an ongoing problem with my Ctrl key for about 2 years:

    • Windows sometimes does not register when I've pressed the Ctrl key for keyboard shortcuts (copy, paste, etc.)
      • For example, pressing Ctrl+C will type the letter "c" instead of copying text
    • However, if I pressed the Ctrl key in the past 5-10 minutes, then it will work just fine
    • In other words, there are "sleep periods" during which my Ctrl key doesn't work
    • If I press the Ctrl key during a sleep period, Windows will not detect that the Ctrl key was pressed but will instead switch from a sleep period into a "wake period"
    • These wake periods last roughly 5-10 minutes, after which it will automatically switch back into a sleep period
    • Important: I regularly use this keyboard across 3 different computers, and I only have this problem on 1 of the 3 computers
    How do I fix this so that Windows will always register the Ctrl key when pressed? (Thank you in advance!)
     
    Smiiiikes, May 24, 2025
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  3. Aaron_Sum Win User
    Touch keyboard not working

    Hi Paul,

    Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community.

    Please confirm the following things for me.

    1. May I know the make and model of your system?
    2. Was there any major change on your system prior to which you were able to use the touch keyboard without any issues?

    I would suggest you to check with the services again, there are a few dependency services that will need to be checked. Please follow the steps below.

    1. Press the ‘Windows’ key and ‘R’ key together, this will open the ‘Run’ dialogue box.
    2. Type in ‘services.msc’ and press enter. This will open the ‘Services’ panel, in the list of services, find ‘Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service’.
    3. Right-click and select ‘Properties’. In the ‘General’ tab, change the ‘Startup type’ to ‘Automatic’ and click on ‘Start’.
    4. Click on the ‘Dependencies’ tab, expand the ‘Remote Procedure Call (RPC)’ and check the related services. You will find two services related to the ‘Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service’. Click on ‘Ok’, return to the ‘Services’
      window.
    5. Find the two services namely, ‘DCOM Server Process Launcher’ and ‘RPC Endpoint Mapper’. Start the services if they aren’t running and the ‘Startup type’ to automatic and click on ‘Ok’.
    6. Please check this link to ‘Open the touch keyboard’ and check if it works
      out for you.

    Hope it helps.

    Aaron Summith

    Microsoft Community - Moderator
     
    Aaron_Sum, May 24, 2025
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  4. P4-630 Win User

    Neither CTRL key is registering when I touch it. I checked a keyboard test website and...

    Ctrl key on German QWERTZ keyboard?

    A while ago my dad bought a netbook online from Germany, we found out it did not have a QWERTY but a QWERTZ keyboard
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    We are not used to use this keyboard, where are the Ctrl keys, to copy/paste and such?
    This keyboard has other keys that we never had/used before like alt-gr and str*Confused Neither CTRL key is registering when I touch it. I checked a keyboard test website and... :confused:

    Thanks!
     
    P4-630, May 24, 2025
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