Keyboard typing random letters and numbers

Question

Accidentally pressed something on my keyboard and now it types random letters and numbers whenever you press certain keys.

Also on my lock screen so I can’t get to device manager from my keyboard Because I can’t type in my password. Please help

Answer 1

Hello Nicole, how are you?

My name is Paloma B., I am very happy to be able to try to help you in the best possible way.

I am sorry to hear about this problem, please check that after these procedures the problem still happens.

Initially I suggest you access the website of the manufacturer of your equipment by brand and model, download and install all the latest drivers, such as the network card, video card, chipset, Bios, among others.

Method 1

Make sure your keyboard input method is configured with the correct layout for your language.

Method 2

1. Press the Windows + Q keys and type CMD;
2. Right-click on Run as Administrator;
3. Paste the commands below:

REG DELETE "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout" /V "ScanCode map" /F

REG DELETE "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "NoWinKeys" /F

Now do the keys work correctly? If not, do the procedure below:

1. Press the Windows + Q keys, type and click on Notepad;
2. Paste the values ​​below into the notebook:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]

"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,09,00,00,00,00,00,5b,e0,00,00,5c,e0,00,00,5d,e0,00,00,44,00,00,00,1d,00,00,00,38,00,00,00,1d,e0,00,00,38,e0,00,00,00,00

3. Click File> Save, name it Keyboard.reg and click OK (Save to the desktop);
4. Right-click on Keyboard.reg and select Merge;
5. Click Ok> Yes> Yes.
6. Restart the system.

If the behavior persists, proceed to the next method.

Method 3

1. Press the Windows + C keys and click Settings.
2. Click Change computer settings.
3. Click Ease of Access.
4. Click Keyboard.
5. Disable Sticky Keys.
6. Check that the keys work correctly.

Method 4

Uninstall the keyboard driver:

1. Press the Windows + X keys simultaneously;
2. Click on the Device Manager option;
3. Click the arrow that points to Keyboards;
4. Right-click on the installed device and click uninstall;
5. Restart the computer.

Method 5

Your user may be corrupted. Create a new account to see if the problem persists.

Press the Windows + R keys;

Type netplwiz and press ok;

Click on the Add option;

Select the option Sign in without a Microsoft account;

Choose a name and password for this profile and after that proceed to the next steps;

After the new profile is created, go back to the User Accounts screen, click on your user and then on Properties. Select the Group Membership tab;

Mark the profile as Administrator and click on Ok.

Sign in with the new account. If the problem is resolved, copy and paste the files from the old account to the new account (Go to File Explorer> This computer> C:> User> user folder).

I await news.

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We will always be available for whatever you need!

Answer 2

Yes, this could also be a problem with the keyboard itself.

But in this case to rule out the possibility of being a keyboard issue, you will need to connect another keyboard to test.

If the problem doesn't happen, it could actually be a physical keyboard problem.

Answer 3

I would try all of these if I could log into the computer, but like I said I am unable to log in as the keyboard will not type correctly. And in order to do all of these methods I will need to use the keyboard which is not working correctly. When I press windows + q or x it does not work the way it’s supposed to because the keys are registered as something else. I don’t know how this happened or how to get to any of the available methods due to this dilemma.

Answer 4

When starting safe mode the problem still occurs. Could it be that the keyboard is broken or would this be a system problem? When I type “w” it comes out as “qwe” and I’ll try again and the same thing. W comes out as “qwer”

Answer 5

Thanks for the information Nicole.

Please check if the same problem happens when starting the computer in safe mode.

If not, start in safe mode and follow the procedures I sent you, please, to let us know if the problem persists.

If you are unsure how to start in safe mode, please refer to the MS article below.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/sta...