No unfortunately my laptop seems to have stopped doing the restore points when I checked for this when it happened. No idea why except memory on my c drive was tight, which I have since solved by moving photos to another part of hard drive.
i would run a check on the file system SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker
if find things and can't fix them i would back all your stuff up and try a repair install Repair Install
For some reason my system stopped saving the restore points so I can't do that unfortunately
ASWKBD is a keyboard hook for Avast AV. Don't know why it would need that unless it records your key input. It could be a look-a-like virus but I would check to see if Avast has a fix or you have the most current version. Apparently, Avast has a history of killing keyboards.
I had just upgraded my avast when it happened so that would make some kind of sense... I will definitely contact them and see what they suggest
Check your system protection settings. It wouldn't surprise me to hear Avast also killed those--So you can't back it out.
If it sounds like I have a certain opinion of Avast, you're right.
i am very unhappy with avast now!
found this way to fix although another thread said a clean install may fix it....
https://www.avast.com/faq.php?article=AVKB37#artTitle
Right, now my keyboard is back working again... so I can actually type and say thanks for the help on this.
I will now be using the ability to type to complain to avast. What a stupid problem to cause from something that's supposed to be protecting your pc!
Complaining to them doesn't seem so straightforward mind you.
One final question - does it matter what drivers I have, as they aren't the same as what I had before??
Good job. Nope the native window driver should be good. Just make sure your all the keys work.
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