MS Keyboard throws in the '@' symbol ONLY in PS (Windows 10)

chribonn 21 Reputation points
2022-11-26T17:48:02.333+00:00

I have a Microsoft Wireless Comfort Keyboard 1.0A that works flawlessly on my Windows 10 computer. I use office tools, browsers, notepads, IDE editors. No problem what so ever. The only gripe is Powershell. When typing the '@' symbol gets inserted in the text.

I'm showing this in the (silent) video I uploaded on YouTube (https://youtu.be/udIeyrAb3yU).

The problem manifest itself with multiple versions of PS.

What could be the root cause?

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  1. Rich Matheisen 45,096 Reputation points
    2022-11-26T19:30:57.257+00:00

    PowerShell 5.1 is installed with Windows 10, but I don't see where you used that in any of your demonstrations. Have you tried that?

    Which version of PS7 are you running? If it's not 7.3 you should update PSReadline: about_psreadline before doing anything else.

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  2. chribonn 21 Reputation points
    2022-11-27T09:10:49.04+00:00

    The video is based on 7.3 (opening shot shows the version).

    The issue was also present in other versions of PowerShell (the one that came with Windows 10, 7.1, 7.2).

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