Windows 10: Odd problem My hard wired keyboard is swapping characters

Discus and support Odd problem My hard wired keyboard is swapping characters in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I have a recurring problem with my hardwired keyboards, and not with the Logitech wireless keyboards. I am using a Das Professional 4 keyboard, and I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by transmaster, Dec 29, 2017.

  1. Odd problem My hard wired keyboard is swapping characters


    I have a recurring problem with my hardwired keyboards, and not with the Logitech wireless keyboards. I am using a Das Professional 4 keyboard, and I have a cheap Amazon Basic keyboard for a backup. The problem is the " and @ exchange positions on these keyboards. If I do and upper case for " I get @, and vise versa, and only with this combination. It doesn't happen that often and if I reboot the computer is straightens it out. I thought the problem had to do with the cheap Amazon Basic keyboard. But I have it with this Das Pro 4 a rather expensive 3.0 keyboard I gave myself for Christmas. I have not played with the key mapping on this system. It is more of a annoyance than anything else. Has anyone else had this problem and is there a fix for it.

    :)
     
    transmaster, Dec 29, 2017
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  2. AnnPatras Win User

    Keyboard Swapping characters

    This made no difference at all. And it wasn't just the remote keyboard which did this anyway, it was the actual laptop one too. Only occurred since MS update a few days ago. I upgraded to Windows 10 weeks ago and it was OK after that.
     
    AnnPatras, Dec 29, 2017
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  3. AnnPatras Win User
    Keyboard Swapping characters

    Thanks. I'll try this first thing in the morning. Off to bed now. Odd problem My hard wired keyboard is swapping characters :)
     
    AnnPatras, Dec 29, 2017
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  4. Bree New Member

    Odd problem My hard wired keyboard is swapping characters

    Typically this happens when a US (or UK) keyboard is used with a UK (or US) layout. Another difference is that Shift+3 is # with a US layout and £ for a UK layout.

    Do you see ENG UK, ENG US or ENG INTL to the left of the time/date on the taskbar? This would show you have more than one keyboard layout installed. You can have still have multiple keyboard layouts even if you only have the one language installed.

    Look in Settings > Time & language > Region & language. Do you have more than one language here? If there's just the one, click on it then select 'Options'. Do you have more than one keyboard listed here? If so, you may be inadvertently switching keyboard layouts, it's easy to do with the WinKey+Spacebar.

    I presume both your keyboards are US. This would be confirmed by the # symbol being Shift+3. Using a UK layout with this keyboard would switch the " and @ characters. Remove any keyboard layouts in Setting that you do not need.
     
  5. Helmut Win User
    That is typical of a wrong Keyboard selection. You have to select the Keyboard it is.
    You can tell by looking at the keys layout, or the label stuck on the back, or the model number.

    The language selection is separate, you can for example have US Eng and UK Eng on the same UK keyboard.

    Settings > Time & Language > Region & Language > click on the Language > Options > check on the keyboard selection if wrong, Add the correct Keyboard.
    Then remove the wrong keyboard, if not required.

    Then obviously Restart.
     
    Helmut, Dec 29, 2017
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  6. Thanks Bree, and Helmut that fixed it I didn't notice the ENG in the taskbar per your instructions I deleted the UK regional settings. Thank you so much!!!
     
    transmaster, Apr 5, 2018
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