I was typing on facebook and my keyboard stopped working - right in the middle of typing. I was typing, then I wasn't.
I rebooted and that did not work.
I uninstalled my keyboard and rebooted. It reinstalled automatically, and that didn't work.
Device Manager says it is working properly.
My keyboard is PS/2 Standard.
Another thing, its not just my browser, ive tried it in multiple programs.
Hi googs64,
Do you remember anything happening as your keyboard stopped working? Anything that can help us solve this problem? Were you downloading or installing anything or playing any games or on any particular sites (besides Facebook)? It's possible that malware could have caused this, but I'd like to see if anything else could have sparked this before running any scans.
Thanks,
Harvey Meale
You haven't unplugged it or plugged it in while the computer was on have you? ('Cause you can't do that with PS/2.)
Not trying to make you feel dumb, but with USB so universally used these days it's easy to forget...
I guess I should clarify, i'm on a laptop and it is my built-in keyboard.
I had three tabs open in Chrome. FactPile, Facebook, and an article. The first two i visit regularly. I typed a shot paragraph response in FB, highlighted a sentence, then hit backspace to erase it. That is where it stopped working. I heard nothing, there was no error messages, it just stopped.
After I posted this thread, I ran Malwarebytes overnight (I haven't figured out how to run it in safemode without a keyboard though). Found 1 object in the registry, didn't fix.
No it does not. I've tried to get into Safe Mode and it wasn't working then either.
A student had a laptop key stuck in the down position that was preventing any other keys from being used. Carefully test each & every key for being stuck or not.
Another thing to try is remove the keyboard and gently clean the contacts on the ribbon cable and reinstall making sure the connector is push firmly home before snapping the clamp shut
I pushed the keys down and wiggled the keys around... I don't know if there is more to it.
I don't know how to get to the keyboard on a laptop, unless its just picking it apart piece by piece. I'll work on it tomorrow on my day off.
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