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

I had similar issues ... intermittent periods where keyboard (a K750) just didn't respond.

I resolved the problem by updating the keyboard firmware through the Unifying Software utility. On my Win 10 box I did these steps:

1. Right click on Logitech system tray icon and click "Keyboard and Mouse Settings" to bring up the Logitech settings panel.
2. Click on the asterisk-looking icon in the nav bar on the left to get to "Unifying Settings"
3. Click the "Open Unifying Software" button
4. In the Unifying Software dialog, click "Advanced"
5. Select the keyboard
6. If the "Update Firmware" button is enabled, then an update is available; click the "Update Firmware" button and follow the instructions.
7. Select the mouse (if any) and "update firmware" if necessary.

That's it. You problem might, may, will perhaps be solved. Or not.

Answer 2

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