I use an external wired keyboard with my laptop which is connected to 2 external monitors. I recently went to lock my computer. Then I typed in my windows pin/password wrong multiple times. I had no idea how this happened. Now because of that, I had to restart my laptop. I could click on restart laptop and then restarted it.
After this, I am on my bitlocker pin page. It showed incorrect bitlocker pin and I was confused why. Then I decided to type my bitlocker pin on the laptop keyboard and it worked. Then when it went to the windows log in screen where you have to enter your windows pin/password, I notice it didn't work with the keyboard. Then when typing it on laptop keyboard it worked. I then noticed several keys did not work. It is the spacebar, n and b keys and also some of the arrow keys. The up arrow key worked for some reason. I then pressed it many times and it didn't work. Then a bit later, it worked. Are these buttons stuck or something? Now my wired keyboard... is very old and dirty. There is literally dirt and trash inside the keys in the keyboard. The thing is I find this keyboard very comfortable so that is why I still use it. It is from an old dell xps 8100 desktop from over a decade ago and this keyboard is comfortable.
Now at the moment, the keys do work. But if it doesn't work again, is this 100% the external keyboard if my laptop keys work without any issue? Is it possible because I entered my windows password wrong many times, this occurred? However, I think that isn't the case since when trying to enter my windows pin/password when computer is locked, those keys already didn't work? The pin/password does contain either the b or n letter etc. This is certainly not a driver issue then again and it has to be the external keyboard? Is there a way to clean it or remove all the dirt and trash from it? I did wipe it with alcohol and tissue but you can't get into the dirty inside. It is literally like trash and dirty inside the keyboard.
After this, I am on my bitlocker pin page. It showed incorrect bitlocker pin and I was confused why. Then I decided to type my bitlocker pin on the laptop keyboard and it worked. Then when it went to the windows log in screen where you have to enter your windows pin/password, I notice it didn't work with the keyboard. Then when typing it on laptop keyboard it worked. I then noticed several keys did not work. It is the spacebar, n and b keys and also some of the arrow keys. The up arrow key worked for some reason. I then pressed it many times and it didn't work. Then a bit later, it worked. Are these buttons stuck or something? Now my wired keyboard... is very old and dirty. There is literally dirt and trash inside the keys in the keyboard. The thing is I find this keyboard very comfortable so that is why I still use it. It is from an old dell xps 8100 desktop from over a decade ago and this keyboard is comfortable.
Now at the moment, the keys do work. But if it doesn't work again, is this 100% the external keyboard if my laptop keys work without any issue? Is it possible because I entered my windows password wrong many times, this occurred? However, I think that isn't the case since when trying to enter my windows pin/password when computer is locked, those keys already didn't work? The pin/password does contain either the b or n letter etc. This is certainly not a driver issue then again and it has to be the external keyboard? Is there a way to clean it or remove all the dirt and trash from it? I did wipe it with alcohol and tissue but you can't get into the dirty inside. It is literally like trash and dirty inside the keyboard.
My Computer
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro