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Start Menu rarely shows up when pressing Windows Key, Brightness Keys (F11&12) keeps showing both Brightness & Volume Bar which makes it look glitchy

Anonymous
2021-10-06T11:46:10+00:00

It works when I click Ctrl + Esc but when I press the WinKey it rarely even shows up. There are some cases when I'm able to open it but i had to hardly long-press the winkey or repeatedly press it within seconds. I tried using the OnScreen keyboard to press WinKey but still wasn't able to open the Start Menu. There's also this problem whenever I press the brightness keys (F11&F12) it shows both the brightness bar and volume bar which makes it look glitchy in the process.

I couldn't downgrade my keyboard driver since i already deleted the Windows.old folder 3 days ago. My driver is also at the latest version so i can't upgrade it either. I have 2 keyboard drivers, one for my laptop and one for my USB keyboard (It still shows the same results when i use my USB keyboard) I also tried restarting my laptop but it still doesn't fix it.

I bought this laptop a week ago and i ran into a few problems though i was able to fix them by upgrading and downgrading some of my drivers and removing some malware, when i thought that my laptop was finally fixed i deleted the windows.old folder for additional space.

I'm using a secondhand laptop (Lenovo Ideapad V310) which i think is around 4 years old.

Here's the full laptop specs:

  • Version 20H2

-15.6inch FHD (1920X1080)

-Intel Core i5-7200U 7thgen KABYLAKE (2.50Ghz turbo boost up to 3.30GHz)

-RAM 8GB DDR4

-SSD 120GB

-Amd Radeon 530 ( DEDICATED 2GB)

-intel HD 620

-USB3.0

-HDMI

-WIFI

-LAN

-Card reader

-HD webcam

-Dolby audio

-WINDOW 10 64BIT

Also, I'm not sure if this is relevant, but if you're familiar with the game osu, it keeps making these "clicking sounds" as if someone is long-pressing one key. It happens when i choose a beatmap or check the game menu, It didn't happen before the winkey problem so i figured it could be related to it.

I'm still new to windows 10 and PC stuff so I'm not really good at these kind of things. Any help would be appreciated.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-10-07T12:21:27+00:00

    Waiting just 1 minute is not enough time, restarting the laptop during any update process can cause serious damage, especially in BIOS updates.

    -Solutions for startup problems:

    -We need to enter WinRE mode, the easiest way is to hold the Shift key and click to restart the PC, if it is not possible, follow these steps to enter WinRE mode:

    Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds to turn off the device.

    Press the power button again to turn on the device.

    At the first sign that Windows has started (for example, some display devices the manufacturer's logo when restarting), press and hold the power button for 10 seconds until the device turns off.

    Press the power button again to turn on the device.

    When Windows restarts, press and hold the power button for 10 seconds to turn off the device.

    Press the power button again to turn on the device.

    Allow your device to completely restart. You will enter winRE.

    Now, Click on Troubleshoot, Advanced Options, Startup Repair.

    -If you have not solved the problem, while still in WinRE mode, click on Troubleshoot, Advanced Options, System Repair, find a date before the problem and proceed.

    -If you haven't found a restore point, let's restore the system image, still in WinRE mode, click on Troubleshoot, Reset this computer. You can keep your files.

    -If you still can't restore the system, we need to create a bootable USB media from another PC, go to:

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...

    Download the tool, click ''How to use the tool to create installation media'' to learn how to proceed.

    Then insert bootable USB media into the PC with problems, during boot, if necessary, enter BIOS shortly by pressing DEL or F2, change boot option to USB media. So when you get started, click on Repair this computer and proceed.

    Yours sincerely,

    Claudeir

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-10-07T05:43:00+00:00

    So I did all your methods except the last one, but none of it worked for me. At first, I tried to update my windows 10 from 20H2 to 21H1 and it didn't fix the problem, I visited my manufacturer's site to update my drivers and it said that my BIOS driver was outdated. I decided to download the update and it was in the process of installation, it showed this screen,

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    After that, it simply went into a black screen while the power button's led light is on.

    I waited for around 1 minute and thought my PC wasn't rebooting so decided to turn it off by long pressing the power key, then turned it on and it still showed the same blank screen. I tried pressing the Novo Button from the side of my Laptop while it's turned off, it did turn on, but it's still showing a blank screen. It's still stuck at a black screen right now and I don't know how to fix it.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-10-06T15:30:36+00:00

    -Hi, my name is Claudeir, I'm happy to help you!

    If you used the keyboard to click the mouse on the Windows key, it should work, so we can see that it's a problem with your system and not your keyboard.

    Let's do some checks, test if it resolved after each one:

    -Keep everything up to date with the system (right click start, settings, update and security, check for update. Also visit the video card/mother board/BIOS manufacturer's website to see if there are any drivers to update)

    -Clean startup:

    Clean boot is for you to determine if a background program is interfering with your system or to optimize your system load.

    For clean boot follow the steps below:

    On the Desktop, press the Windows + R keys simultaneously to open Run;

    In the Run Menu type msconfig command and click OK to open System Configuration;

    On the Services tab, check Hide All Microsoft Services and Click Disable All;

    Click Apply and OK;

    Restart the computer.

    NOTE:This procedure disables all third-party services and programs. You can later, if the problem is solved in this way, enable the programs and services that will start with Windows, selectively, instead of keeping them all disabled. If the problem returns after activating the startup of a specific service or program, the problem is exactly in the startup of this software and it is recommended to remove it.

    -Right click on start, run PowerShell(admin) or Command Prompt(admin)

    Copy and paste the following command:

    DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

    and press Enter.(Note: This step may take a few minutes to start and up to 30 minutes to complete).

    After you see a message saying "The operation completed successfully", copy and paste this command:

    sfc /scannow

    and press Enter.

    Wait for a message that says "Verification 100% complete".

    So add this command:

    chkdsk /f /r /b

    Confirm with "Y" and restart the computer for this last step.

    -Verification with Windows Defender:

    Uninstall any third-party anti-malware, many antiviruses have their own removal tool. Visit the Installed Software website for more information. Your system will not be unprotected as Windows has its own security system that automatically enables as soon as you restart your computer.

    leave just Windows Defender, then Windows+i, update & security, Windows security, open Windows security, virus and threat protection, scan options, tick and run a full scan, then tick and run an offline scan.

    -New user account.

    Your user profile is a set of settings that make your computer look and work the way you want it to. It contains your desktop background settings, screen savers, pointer preferences, sound settings, and other features. Due to this variety of personal settings and changes caused by other programs can cause corruption of your user profile and malfunction in system usage hence the need for a new profile.

    On the Desktop, press the Windows + R keys simultaneously to open Run;

    In Run type control userpasswords2 and click OK; (There is a space after the control)

    On the Add tab, and Sign in without a Microsoft account (not recommended).

    Click to create a Local Account.

    Enter a username and password, add a password hint and click Next and then Finish.

    In the Users tab select the name of the new user click Properties;

    On the Group Membership tab check the Administrator option, click Apply and OK;

    Restart the computer and login to the new user account and see the behavior.

    If it solves the problem, you can transfer the data to the new user:

    In the admin user you created, press the Windows+R keys, type: %systemdrive%\users (in English and without spaces)

    and click Ok. Check your previous user's folder and click the left mouse button, it may take a while to process the data, in a few minutes access to your files will be released, select the folders you want to move, to copy them press (CTRL+C), to cut them press (CTRL+X) and to paste press (CTRL+V) in your new user.

    After migrating your data, delete your previous user: Press the Windows+R keys, type netplwiz and click OK. Select your previous user and click Remove.

    -If nothing solves the problem, it will be necessary a recovery keeping your files because it was not possible to repair the corrupted system files.

    Windows+i> Update and security> recovery> start now. You can keep your files.

    -Feel free to leave your opinion, marking as answered if the answer helped, or leaving more details so that we can continue the service, this is very important to us.

    Graciously,

    Claudeir

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