Laptop Keyboard Not Working? [Fixed]

What should you do when your laptop keyboard stops working? What’s the easiest, fastest, and cheapest way to fix your keyboard?

Keep reading to find out the answers to these questions.

How to diagnose and fix a keyboard which is not working?

There are some situations where fixing an unresponsive laptop keyboard on your own is just not possible. In these scenarios, getting it repaired by a professional or replacing it is the only way out. But it is equally true that in many situations, a laptop keyboard can be fixed with a few simple steps. Therefore, before sending an SOS to your local computer repair technician, try the steps listed below.

Restart your computer

We have said this before and we will say it again: Restarting your computer or laptop if you are facing minor issues should be the first line of action. Shut down your laptop by pressing the power button and then press the power button again to restart it. If your laptop is unresponsive, use this method to restart it rather than pressing the ‘restart’ option in the Start menu.

Laptop battery power

Insufficient battery power can cause the laptop keyboard to freeze up. Power off your laptop, then connect it to AC power, and power it on. If your keyboard is working without a hitch after the restart, chances are your battery is faulty.

Clean your keyboard

In case only some of the keys on the keyboard are not responding, try cleaning your laptop.

Connect a USB keyboard

This step can help you check whether the problem is related to the OS or not. Connect a USB keyboard to your laptop and see if it is working normally. In case it does, that means your laptop has no problem in recognizing key functions. That means this problem is related to the Operating System.

Installed Software

Have you recently installed new software (particularly graphics or games software)? If so, it is possible that the new driver software might be incompatible with the keyboard hardware. Uninstall the software to check if that’s the case or not.

System driver

If you are using a Windows system, a problematic keyboard driver can be the root cause. Open the Device Manager window by typing devmgmt.msc in the Start Search box. In the Device Manager window, check if there’s a yellow exclamation point against the keyboards section. If there is, that means there might be a problem with the driver in question. Right-click the keyboard and click the Uninstall option. Once the windows have uninstalled the faulty driver, restart windows. Upon restart, the system should automatically load the standard driver, which in turn would restore normal keyboard functions.

If the steps shared above fail to work, the problems with your laptop keyboard might still be a driver-related issue.

Keep your drivers updated

Using the most updated device drivers can help improve your laptop’s performance, enhance security, and fix issues such as “laptop keyboard not working”. The easiest, not to say the fastest, way to keep your drivers up-to-date is by using a reliable driver update tool.

Benefits of using an automatic driver update tool

Automatic driver update tools offer many benefits, the most important ones being:

• You can update device drivers automatically
• The software scans and updates all outdated or missing drivers at one go
• The tool picks the right drivers for your device and operating system, so you won’t have to worry about installing an incorrect driver by mistake
• Automatic driver updates are 100% safe

Driver Updater is one of the best driver update tools out there. Outbyte Driver Updater will give you access to a database of over 1 million drivers. It will regularly scan your PC, suggesting new driver versions to install. Driver Updater contains drivers for a variety of Windows devices. With just one click, you can update drivers in your system.

Step 1
Click here to Install and launch the app

Step 2
Scan all devices

Step 3
Install or update drivers automatically

 

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