How to Fix an HP Laptop Keyboard That's Not Working

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How to Fix an HP Laptop Keyboard

1.Restart your computer. Occasionally, errors can happen in drivers, firmware, or software that will clear out when you restart your computer. Once you've restarted, check your keyboard to see if it is responding.

2.Unlock your keyboard. Some HP laptops have a shortcut that will allow you to lock your keyboard to prevent unwanted touches. Unfortunately, it's easy to trigger this shortcut accidentally, so even if you don't think you've locked the keyboard, press and hold the right Shift key for 8 seconds. Doing this should unlock the keyboard so it will begin responding again.

3.Update your drivers. Outdated or corrupted drivers could prevent your keyboard from connecting and responding. Update the driver, restart the computer, and then test the keyboard again to see if it's working again.

4.Check your keyboard language settings. If you can, check your keyboard settings to make sure you're using the correct settings for the keyboard that's installed.

Go to Start > Settings > Time & Language. Select Region & language and make sure English is selected. If it is not, choose Options and select US.

5.Try an external keyboard. This won't fix the problem, but if you can connect and use an external keyboard, then you can narrow down the problem quickly to either