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After pressing some unknown key, am I unable to type letters (only letters) on my laptop. Cannot enter password to log onto computer.

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2022-05-19T07:34:42+00:00

My keyboard on my Windows 10 laptop usually works prefectly. However, after spamming my keyboard and pressing some key, I am unable to type letters. I can type numbers and special characters just fine, but not letters. I tried using the virtual keyboard, but I could not type letters there either. Sticky keys were turned off as well. So what is the problem? And how do I fix this? Reminder, I can't enter the password as it contains letters and am now stuck in lockscreen.

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  1. DaveM121 887.2K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2022-05-19T08:08:39+00:00

    Hi MrGubbo

    I am Dave, I will help you with this.

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    On the On-Screen Keyboard, is it indicated the NumLock key is pressed, and if so, can you tun it off from there?

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    Otherwise, try pressing the NumLock key or Fn + the Numlock key or even Numlock + Esc to see if that gets the alphabetical characters working.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-05-21T10:46:32+00:00

    User Dave, on the On-Screen keyboard (virtual keyboard), the num-lock key was not pressed. On the actual keypad, the num-lock key was not pressed either. After pressing Fn + Numlock and Numlock + Esc, there was no change. However, you needn't worry about the probelm any more. I sent the laptop to the Lenovo serviceman (it is a Lenovo laptop) and he repaired it for free as it was still under the warranty. Thank you for your assistance, User Dave.

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