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What do I do if my keyboard won’t type in Windows 11/10? Perhaps you ask this question. When you are encountering the issue of keyboard not typing letters, you can find the solutions from this post and MiniTool will show you how to easily fix the problem.
I Pressed a Button on My Keyboard and Now I Can’t type
It is extremely frustrating when your keyboard doesn’t work. In our previous posts, we have introduced to you some common issues, for example, keyboard number keys not working, keyboard typing wrong letters, Backspace, Spacebar or Enter key not working, etc.
In today’s post, we will show you another case: keyboard won’t type. When you check the keyboard, you find it is working but you cannot type anything.
But don’t worry, you are not the only one and many Windows users have reported this situation. The good news is that you can fix it. You may ask: what do I do if my keyboard won’t type? Just go to the following part to get solutions.
Can’t Type on Keyboard? Solutions Are Here!
Restart the PC
Your keyboard doesn’t type since the keyboard or the system you are running gets stuck somehow. You can try restarting it since a simple restart can fix some issues. If you are using Windows 10/11, go to the Start button, press the power icon, and choose Restart to reboot the PC.
If the keyboard works but won’t type after reboot, try another method to fix the issue.
Adjust Keyboard Settings
In Windows 10, there are some key features like the Sticky key to help control your keyboard letter. But when you enable one or more of these keyboard features, your keyboard doesn’t type. To fix this issue, ensure you turn off these features by following the guide.
Step 1: In Windows 10, go to Start > Ease of Access.
Step 2: Scroll down to the Keyboard page, make sure the status of Use Sticky Keys, Use Toggle Keys, and Use Filter Keys are Off.
Reinstall or Update the Keyboard Driver
If you can’t type on keyboard in Windows 10/11, the main reason for this may be the outdated or damaged keyboard driver. To fix this issue, you can reinstall or update the driver.
Reinstall Keyboard Driver
Step 1: Right-click the Start button to choose Device Manager.
Step 2: Expand Keyboards, right-click the keyboard driver, and choose Uninstall device.
Step 3: Restart the PC and Windows will install the driver automatically.
Update Keyboard Driver
Step 1: To update the driver, you should also open Device Manager.
Step 2: Right-click the driver and choose Update driver.
Step 3: Let Windows automatically search for updated software and follow the on-screen guide to finish the update.
Tip: If this way fails to update the driver, you can go to download the latest driver version from the manufacturer and install it on your computer.
Connect Your USB Keyboard to Another Port
If all of these methods fail to fix your issue, there is another way you can try. If you are using a USB keyboard, try to connect the keyboard with another USB port to see if it can work.
Bottom Line
If your desktop/laptop keyboard won’t type in Windows 10/11, you can follow these methods mentioned above to easily fix it. Just have a try now!
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Vera is an editor of the MiniTool Team since 2016 who has more than 7 years’ writing experiences in the field of technical articles. Her articles mainly focus on disk & partition management, PC data recovery, video conversion, as well as PC backup & restore, helping users to solve some errors and issues when using their computers. In her spare times, she likes shopping, playing games and reading some articles.
