Win version 1809
Hello all.
My keyboard (ASUS VivoBook) sometimes won't capitalize 'R' when I do SHIFT+R in SOME apps. For example, it works inside the browser right now, but when I try to Shift+r inside notepad or in Windows search bar etc it won't work. If it's a hardware malfunction, the Shift+R shouldn't work at all, right? (Btw when Capslock is activated it registers 'R' no problem). Can't figure out what's causing this.
Any thoughts, please?
Hi, a comparison you could try if you don't have a separate keyboard to compare is to use the on-screen keyboard
Simply search for
on-screen keyboard
e.g. via the taskbar search box (or Win key + S).
If SHIFT r/R works consistently with that, it would appear to be a mechanical/keyboard issue.
Thanks. But the on-screen keyboard has that glitch too!Hi, a comparison you could try if you don't have a separate keyboard to compare is to use the on-screen keyboard
Simply search for
on-screen keyboard
e.g. via the taskbar search box (or Win key + S).
If SHIFT r/R works consistently with that, it would appear to be a mechanical/keyboard issue.
Ah, that actually confirms it's NOT your hardware.... which is progress of a sort..
Perhaps the key is reallocated in some circumstances.. a bit hard to imagine why that would be program-specific.
Try creating a new user for test purposes. Log in as that user.
Does the same thing happen?
History: (Almost never given by posters)
- when did this start happening?
- what changed around that time?
If just recently, have you tried using an appropriate System Restore point?
Thanks.
Yeah, it depends on the program, weird.Ah, that actually confirms it's NOT your hardware.... which is progress of a sort..
Perhaps the key is reallocated in some circumstances.. a bit hard to imagine why that would be program-specific.
Try creating a new user for test purposes. Log in as that user.
Does the same thing happen?
History: (Almost never given by posters)
- when did this start happening?
- what changed around that time?
If just recently, have you tried using an appropriate System Restore point?
Thanks.
It happened as I suspect after I've installed an old video game (Sorry, I forgot to mention that). Maybe the old-timey code in that game messed up the Shift or R key.
I'll test Restoring as a final option, cuz I've installed some heavy s/w since (it's a fresh Windows install).
I'll login via a new user and update the situation.
Thanks for the suggestions
Good you know that- you could try simply uninstalling that, unless there's some option somewhere..It happened as I suspect after I've installed an old video game (Sorry, I forgot to mention that). Maybe the old-timey code in that game messed up the Shift or R key.
As you know that, the new user test is really rather redundant.
What I do when clean installing is periodically, during the sequence of installing programs and configuring, to create a disk image - so if something goes wrong - and I notice it at the time- I can go back just a little. But it's more difficult if the problem only becomes apparent a long time after its cause.
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