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How can I restore the disabled keyboard?

Anonymous
2014-07-04T03:43:34+00:00

* Original Title: restore non-screen keyboard

somehow i have accidentally disabled my keyboard  and can 0nly use on-screen keyboard .how can i restore it

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-07-05T02:11:34+00:00

    Hi,

    • Have you disabled it from the device manager?

    Let’s try to enable the keyboard from the device manager and see if it fixes the issue. 

    1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Settings, and then tap Change PC settings.
    2. Click on Control Panel at the bottom.
    3. Click on Device manager.
    4. Right click on the Keyboard and click on Enable.
    5. Restart the computer and check if it helps.

    Keep us posted on the status of the issue.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-07-20T20:20:11+00:00

    Disabling a device is something only a service or app running in usermode can do. Disable operation requires an external agent. The OS doesn't ever disable the device on its own. OS can only fail the device if it's doesn't work. A failed device will have yellow ! in the device manager.

    My guess is that you might have a rogue service that disables your keyboard. Look for 3rd party services running in the background and disable them.

    -Eliyas

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-07-20T05:19:19+00:00

    Hi Barb,

    Thank you for your response.

    Glad to know that you have sorted out the issue.

    Your efforts to resolve this issue is very much appreciated. Please feel free to reply, in case you face any other issues with Windows in future.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-07-18T12:38:01+00:00

    Thank you. I think you techs. do spectacular work. and I did fix it but it happened again and then I take many hours to fix it but I do appreciate your support and it has inspired me to a course, which you offer. Thanks gain

    barb mann

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