Situatie
If you are using an external USB/PS2 keyboard, you can connect it to another computer for a check. If the keyboard is still locked and you can’t type anything, perhaps the keyboard is physically damaged. If the issue disappears on a different computer, it should be a software problem and you can try the following methods to fix it.
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If the entire keyboard is locked, perhaps you have turned on the Filter Keys feature suddenly. If you hold down the right Shift key for 8 seconds, a tone will appear and the FilterKeys icon can be seen in the system tray. At this time, you find the keyboard is locked and you can’t type anything.
- To unlock the keyboard in Windows 10, you can go to Settings > Ease of Access.
- Scroll down to Keyboard and then turn off Sticky Keys and Filter Keys.
- If you press the NumLock key on the keyboard, pressing the right-side number keys cannot work since they are locked. To unlock the key characters on the keyboard, turn off the NumLock Key by pressing it again.
The keyboard may get locked because of an outdated or faulty driver. How to unlock keyboard in this case? Updating or reinstalling the keyboard driver is a good solution to let your keyboard back to work.
- In Windows 10, right-click the Start button to choose Device Manager.
- Expand Keyboards, right-click your keyboard and choose Update driver or Uninstall device.
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