{"id":14400,"date":"2019-05-28T09:45:22","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T09:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=14400"},"modified":"2019-05-29T15:55:03","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T15:55:03","slug":"unlock-the-keyboard-on-windows-10-8-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/unlock-the-keyboard-on-windows-10-8-7\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Unlock the Keyboard on Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7 Computer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keyboard is locked and you can’t type anything? If you’ve locked the keyboard unintentionally and couldn’t recall how you did it, just follow this troubleshooting tutorial and you should be able to unlock the keyboard on your Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7 computer.<\/p>\n

Before getting started, you have to find if certain keys or the entire keyboard has broken physically. For external USB \/ PS2 keyboard, you can connect it to a different computer. If the issue still exists, it is possible that your keyboard is physically damaged. Otherwise, it should be a software issue and you can fix it with the steps below.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Turn Off Filter Keys<\/strong><\/p>\n

If your entire keyboard is locked, it’s possible that you’ve turned on the Filter Keys feature accidentally. When you hold down the right SHIFT key for 8 seconds, you should hear a tone and the “Filter Keys” icon appears in the system tray. Just then, you’ll find that the keyboard is locked and you can’t type anything.<\/p>\n

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To unlock the keyboard, you have to hold down the right SHIFT key for 8 seconds again to turn off Filter Keys, or disable Filter Keys from the Control Panel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Step 2: Turn Off NumLock<\/strong><\/p>\n

If your keyboard doesn’t type the correct characters, it’s possible that you’ve turned on NumLock or you’re using a incorrect keyboard layout. To fix such issue, you have to disable NumLock or change your keyboard layout by following these tutorials:<\/p>\n