Keyboard not responding after changing users

hardhu

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Hello everybody, I have this strange problem that is driving me crazy.
In a Notebook with Win 7 x64 Ultimate, there are two users (user1 and user2) both belonging to administrators group.
If I do the following steps: first login with user1, then disconnect, then login with user2, then disconnect, at this point the laptop keyboard does not respond anymore, that is I cannot input anything and also led in Caps Lock and Num Lock do not turn off if I press the buttons. On screen keyboard instead works.
I have tried to uninstall and reinstall keyboard drivers, with no luck.
I have tried to boot in safe mode, and the issue is still present.
I guess there is nothing more to do than reinstall Win7, but if anybody has some suggestion I would be happy to read them.
 

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By "disconnect" you mean logout or switch user?

Let's do the basic.
Open a CMD window as administrator and type:
chkdsk c: /f
It will say your disk is in use and if you want to schedule to next start = yes.
restart
Pay attention on the results, specially bad blocks, bad clusters, bad sectors etc..
Back to Windows, Open a CMD window as administrator and type:
sfc /scannow
Report
 

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    Windows 7 HP 64i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4200MHz4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000IG - Intel 530
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    custom build
    OS
    Windows 7 HP 64
    CPU
    i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4200MHz
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    GA-Z170-HD3P
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    IG - Intel 530
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    (2) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for Data
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    Thermaltake 450W TR2 gold
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    Old and good Chicony mechanical keyboard
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    Asus Q550LF
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    Windows 7 Pro
    CPU
    i7-4500U 800MHz to 3.0GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Q550LF
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    (4+4)G DDR3 1600
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    IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
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    Realtek
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    LG Display LP156WF4-SPH1
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By "disconnect" you mean logout or switch user?

Let's do the basic.
Open a CMD window as administrator and type:
chkdsk c: /f
It will say your disk is in use and if you want to schedule to next start = yes.
restart
Pay attention on the results, specially bad blocks, bad clusters, bad sectors etc..
Back to Windows, Open a CMD window as administrator and type:
sfc /scannow
Report

Thanks for your reply, I have done the the basic.
Chkdsk seemingly reported no issues. I took a picture of the screen before rebooting which showed:

Code:
[...]
0 bad file records processes
2 EA records processed
143 reparse records processed
[...]
0 unindexed files scanned
0 unindexed files recovered
[...]
Usn journal verification completed
Correcting errors in the volume Bitmap

This last one was the only worrying message, but notebook restarted before I could take a picture of subsequent lines, sorry.
Also sfc /scannow gave me only "No integrity violation found".
As for your first question, I meant logout, but also switching user produces the same issue.
 

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Open Device Manager. Is there any yellow alerts of missing drivers?
And when you have the keyboard issue?
 

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    Windows 7 HP 64i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4200MHz4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000IG - Intel 530
    Computer type
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    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    custom build
    OS
    Windows 7 HP 64
    CPU
    i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4200MHz
    Motherboard
    GA-Z170-HD3P
    Memory
    4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG - Intel 530
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    (1) -1 SM951 – 128GB M.2 AHCI PCIe SSD drive for Windows 7 and Lubuntu
    (2) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for Data
    (3) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for backup
    PSU
    Thermaltake 450W TR2 gold
    Keyboard
    Old and good Chicony mechanical keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech mX performance - 9 buttons (had to disable some)
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    500Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox 64
    Other Info
    TinyWall firewall
  • At a glance

    Windows 7 Proi7-4500U 800MHz to 3.0GHz(4+4)G DDR3 1600IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Asus Q550LF
    OS
    Windows 7 Pro
    CPU
    i7-4500U 800MHz to 3.0GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Q550LF
    Memory
    (4+4)G DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Display LP156WF4-SPH1
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    BX500 120G SSD for Windows and programs +
    1T HDD for data
    Internet Speed
    500 Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    TinyWall firewall
Open Device Manager. Is there any yellow alerts of missing drivers?
And when you have the keyboard issue?

No missing drivers, I tried again to uninstall and reinstall drivers, and the issue is still present.
By the way, I discovered that even if I just log out from user1 and try to login after with user1, keyboard does not respond, that is the issue is not related to the presence of the second user.
I appreciate a lot your efforts to give me suggestions, but I am afraid that if anybody has never experienced this problem by himself, it could be almost impossible to find out which is causing it.
 

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In all my years setting up computers I never seen a issue like yours.

Keyboard is a hardware device with its driver.
User profile is loaded after all hardware are loaded and set. Changing users should have no effect to a hardware device.
Sorry, can't help you.
 

My Computers My Computers

  • At a glance

    Windows 7 HP 64i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4200MHz4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000IG - Intel 530
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    custom build
    OS
    Windows 7 HP 64
    CPU
    i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4200MHz
    Motherboard
    GA-Z170-HD3P
    Memory
    4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG - Intel 530
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    (1) -1 SM951 – 128GB M.2 AHCI PCIe SSD drive for Windows 7 and Lubuntu
    (2) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for Data
    (3) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for backup
    PSU
    Thermaltake 450W TR2 gold
    Keyboard
    Old and good Chicony mechanical keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech mX performance - 9 buttons (had to disable some)
    Internet Speed
    500Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox 64
    Other Info
    TinyWall firewall
  • At a glance

    Windows 7 Proi7-4500U 800MHz to 3.0GHz(4+4)G DDR3 1600IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Asus Q550LF
    OS
    Windows 7 Pro
    CPU
    i7-4500U 800MHz to 3.0GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Q550LF
    Memory
    (4+4)G DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Display LP156WF4-SPH1
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    BX500 120G SSD for Windows and programs +
    1T HDD for data
    Internet Speed
    500 Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    TinyWall firewall
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