{"id":5838,"date":"2022-03-15T21:10:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T20:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techsofar.com\/?p=5838"},"modified":"2022-03-15T21:11:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T20:11:01","slug":"laptop-keyboard-not-working-causes-and-fixes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techsofar.com\/laptop-keyboard-not-working-causes-and-fixes\/","title":{"rendered":"Laptop Keyboard Not Working: Causes and Fixes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Just imagine you’re doing something important on your laptop and your keyboard stops working or you’re trying to type in your password in the process of logging in and you can’t because your keyboard has developed a fault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Issues like this happen from time to time and they can be really annoying because you most likely won’t be able to do anything on your laptop if your keyboard is faulty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are different things that can cause a keyboard to stop working and they can either be hardware or software-related.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the things that can cause a keyboard to stop working is water or liquid spilling<\/strong> on the keyboard.<\/strong> When water spills on your keyboard, the effect might not be immediate. But eventually, it can cause your keyboard to stop working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, dust or dirt<\/strong> can cause your keyboard to stop working. When dirt or dust keeps getting on your keyboard, it can lead to the keyboard developing a fault after some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An outdated keyboard driver<\/strong> can cause your keyboard to stop working. Each time you update the operating system or carry out any kind of update on your PC, you need to update the drivers of each component or software on your laptop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sometimes you might even need to uninstall the driver and reinstall a new driver.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Another thing that can cause a keyboard to stop working is if the keyboard cable connector somehow shifts or isn’t seated well or develops some kind of fault. If this happens, the keyboard automatically would stop working no matter what you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a situation where you’re unable to go past the login screen where you input your password, just click on the ease of access<\/strong> icon on the bottom right corner of your screen with your mouse and select the on-screen keyboard.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This way, you’ll be able to input your password and gain access to your laptop. The other ways to fix a faulty laptop keyboard include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first thing you want to do when faced with the challenge of a faulty keyboard is to try restarting your laptop, Using your mouse, you can reboot your laptop even without a functioning keyboard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you’re already logged on, just move your mouse to the windows icon on the bottom left corner of your screen and click on it, then click on the power icon and select restart. Your laptop should restart this way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Another way to do this is to carry out a forced shutdown using your power button. Just press on the power button for a while. It’ll shut down this way. Then, allow it to rest for some time before turning it on again.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow To Fix A Faulty Keyboard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Restart Your Laptop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Update Keyboard Driver<\/h3>\n\n\n\n