Windows 8 problem with Logitech keyboard/mouse and typing shifted special characters.

Question

I have Iinstalled Windows 8 Pro on two different desktops. Bothe have problems with the mouse and keyboard. On one the Logitech wireless mouse and keyboard stopped working completely. Several replacement wireless mouse/keyboards also refuse to work. When the wireless keyboard/mouse were replaced with a wired mouse/keyboard, all works well. The second system also had been using a Logitech wireless keyboard/mouse. On this sytem all works well except in all browsers (IE, Firefox & Chrome) the Shift key won't type the characters above the numbers making it impossible to write addresses, etc as the @ won't type. Am I the only one with keyboard and mouse problems like the above?

Answer 1

Thank goodness for my IPad.  My MS Word also works but not my IE or Chrome.  I hope MS can fix this soon.  Has anyone replaced their keyboard with a new MS keyboard and it fixed the problem?

Answer 2

From my own experiences I found that removing the Logitech software completely, restarting the machine and then re-installing did the trick!

Answer 3

Tried a new MS keyboard that is compatible with Windows 8 and it did not work, so I checked for fix's and was quoted $99.95 to $498 for tech support  Therefore, the desktop is being retired and I my go with a Apple machine next.

Answer 4

I have the same problem on 2 computers I just upgraded to windows 8 on.  One of my old keyboards was giving me a fit so I bought a new set with the windows 8 logo and now, neither of my keyboards work with the browsers.  IE, Chrome or FireFox. Seem to work fine some other programs.  Don't know how many. 

So far, Windows 8 has cost me a bundle in time and effort alone to make it not really worth the trouble.  Should have waited I guess..

I have tried the #4 solution and it does work.  That will make it easier to use the signs like @ etc.  Nice way to run a program. 

When I checked the drivers for the keyboard, they were from the Windows 7  OS and were 2006 vintage.  I did download new drivers from Logitech and uninstalled the old drivers but my problem is still making itself known. It did correct some of the problems I was having but not the main one. which is the number and signs... 

Both of the desk top machines I have are 64 bit machines. I notice that the software and drivers listed in the Device Manager lists the 32 bit software.  I cannot locate any specific 64 bit software from Windows but I did download the 64 bit drivers from Logitech. That did not help the problem go away.

Answer 5

Go to control Panel and check Region, and Language applets. Make sure both are set to the Country you are in or using.

If in the US set them to United States.