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I my laptop keeps spamming the r key

Anonymous
2024-04-09T13:13:00+00:00

About a month ago, my laptop's 'r' key stopped working randomly. I tried to fix it by removing the key, but I couldn't put it back in place. After that, the 'r' key started working and then stopped functioning again. Finally, it stopped working altogether. Today, the key is spamming 'r' when I press the 't' key and also randomly types 'r' when I am typing or moving the cursor to a text box. Please help me I need to do my work.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures

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  1. DaveM121 866.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-04-10T05:44:11+00:00

    That other keyboard is spamming the R because the internal keyboard is still connected the internal keyboard will need to be replaced.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-04-09T17:13:24+00:00

    You can do that I did not know you could do that on a laptop I do have another keyboard just not with me right now.

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  3. DaveM121 866.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-04-09T14:26:32+00:00

    Connect another keyboard to your PC, if that works correctly, then there is a hardware issue with your keyboard and it needs to be replaced.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-04-09T14:24:19+00:00

    I tried both and it did not change a thing. What should I do now?

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  5. DaveM121 866.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-04-09T13:45:05+00:00

    Hi, I am Dave, I will help you with this.

    Most likely there is a hardware issue on your keyboard and it needs to be replaced, but try these steps first.

    1

    Open Command Prompt, then run this command and press Enter:

    msdt.exe -id KeyboardDiagnostic

    Run that Keyboard Troubleshooter to see if that can solve the problem.

    2

    If that does not resolve this for you

    Open Device Manager

    Expand the Keyboards section

    Right click your keyboard and choose 'Uninstall'

    Then restart your PC

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