Weird keyboard problem

Omair Salman · December 25, 2020

Hi there. My computer (desktop) has this really bizarre problem that I found no solution for anywhere.

When I turn on my PC, my keyboard has several buttons that just don't work. Windows can't receive ANY signal from them. The most prominent ones are the shift key, 4 - 5 - 6 keys on the number pad, and 7 - 8 - 9 on the number row. They'll stay like this for a random amount of time (sometimes an hour, other times an entire day!) then come back to working all of a sudden. I tried removing my keyboard drivers from device manager, I tried formatting windows, I tried updating the bios, I checked to see if the keys were dirty - which they weren't-, I tried multiple keyboards and I tried all usb ports on my PC (with all of my keyboards) to no avail. It's such a weird problem that I don't know how to fix. If anyone knows what to do please provide me with a solution, and if you require any specific information about my PC's components I'll happily provide.

Applefreak · December 25, 2020

5 minutes ago, Omair Salman said:

Hi there. My computer has this really bizarre problem that I found no solution for anywhere.

When I turn on my PC, my keyboard has several buttons that just don't work. Windows can't receive ANY signal from them. The most prominent ones are the shift key, 4 - 5 - 6 keys on the number pad, and 7 - 8 - 9 on the number row. They'll stay like this for a random amount of time (sometimes an hour, other times an entire day!) then come back to working all of a sudden. I tried removing my keyboard drivers from device manager, I tried formatting windows, I tried updating the bios, I checked to see if the keys were dirty - which they weren't- and I tried multiple keyboards to no avail. It's such a weird problem that I don't know how to fix. If anyone knows what to do please provide me with a solution, and if you require any specific information about my PC's components I'll happily provide.

I would assume you have tried other ports on your pc, right? Is it USB, Bluetooth or wireless 2.4 GHz?

Omair Salman · December 25, 2020

7 hours ago, Applefreak said:

I would assume you have tried other ports on your pc, right? Is it USB, Bluetooth or wireless 2.4 GHz?

Well indeed I did! I just forgot to put that in, silly me. I tried 3 keyboards on all usb ports, front and back, and nothing. Still the same problem. I should update the og post to include that.