My laptop refuses to type @ using the "usual" key combination

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My laptop refuses to type @ using the "usual" key combination

I use Alt + V as key combination for typing @ (which i just typed using alt code). It allways worked, but one day, I wanted to connect my Razer Cortex account to YouTube, and I just couldn't type it in. I checked the keyboard language, that was ok, I started pressing other alt + key combinations, they worked, then I pressed just the V key, and that worked too, so it's really not, that alt or V keys are not functional.

Could anyone help me with that?
 

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I just tested it. It seems like my right alt does Ctrl+Alt combination. Since I never encounteres this I take it as that's not normal, tell me if I'm wrong about that. V key refused to show up after that combination, and @ refused to show up. In any program I tried to write it in.

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Right Alt (Alt Gr) showing as ALT+CTRL is normal. With US English keyboard it shows ALT, but turns to ALT+CTRL when I switch to Turkish keyboard (ALT+SHIFT).

Reading Alt Gr is not working on Windows 7. - Microsoft Community, I wonder if you have installed something new that is interfering.

Try a clean startup - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...ation-conflicts-performing-clean-startup.html
Also check Ease of Access settings for keyboard.

You can also try Safe Mode and another user account.
 

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Custom Build
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
AMD Phenom 2 1090T
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5
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2x8GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black 1600Mhz Unganged
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MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
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Realtek On-Board HD 7.1 Audio / Logitech G35
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Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD - OS /
WD Caviar Black SATA 3 - 1 TBx2 - Dynamic RAID 0 /
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WD Caviar Green SATA 2 - 640GB - Internal Backup /
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HighPower 1000W
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Cooler Master HAF 932
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Noctua NH-D14
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Logitech G19
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Logitech G500
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ZoneAlarm Extreme Security / MBAM Pro / MBAE Free / SAS Free
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Thanks. Looking at hotkey bindings helped (link to microsoft's page). Razer Cortex was the problem, and altough it didn't Reserve Ctrl + Alt + V hotkey, but other keys (Ctrl + Alt + R), it somehow blocked me from using Alt Gr + V / Ctrl + Alt + V combination. Closing Razer Cortex solved the problem, and hotkey rebinding is fine.

Thanks again.
 

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Pentium 2020M
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Intel Integrated, nVidia GeForce 710M
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1. 500 GB
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