The computer keyboard is one of the essential elements to use it. On certain occasions, it may happen that the wear of it or the dirt that it has under each of its keys gives us a series of problems. If your keyboard does not write and you do not know the cause or how to solve it, we will not entertain you anymore since we are going to talk about all of it in this publication.
Seeing ourselves faced with the possibility that our computer keyboard does not work can become a real nightmare for many of us, that is why We are going to give you the best possible tricks so that you can fix it without having to leave money or first go to a specialized center.
Why doesn't the keyboard type?
There are a number of reasons or problems for which the keyboard of our computer can stop working. When the keyboard decides to stop working, it can show us in different ways like the ones we mention below.
- The keyboard does not respond, no matter how much you press keys, it does nothing
- El keyboard type only without you pressing any of its keys
- You press a key and suddenly they appear different characters
- the key of spacing does not react
- Determined key combinations not responding
- I press a key and a different one appears on the screen
Problems, that surely more than one of those who are reading this publication has suffered in their flesh at some time.
What should I do to fix this problem on my keyboard?
First of all, do not get upset or get dramatic, we are going to name a series of solutions that you can try one by one before anything else. The first thing you will have to do before anything else is check if we are facing a hardware problem or on the other hand it is a software thing. This is essential, to find the most appropriate solution to our problem.
Turn it off and on again
The magic solution, for many of the problems that we face with the equipment in our day to day. Turning off your computer can help us solve this problem if it is something specific, just restarting our computer can be more than enough.
Check the components
If your computer keyboard is not responding, you must check the components of your system, so you will have to do a scan with Windows to check that everything works correctly. To do this, you must follow a few simple steps, the first thing is to right-click on the Windows icon, search for the system symbols option and access it, when a window appears you must enter the following code: sfc /scannow. With this process, it will be checked that all the components of your equipment work well.
Drivers update
Another situation that can lead us to our keyboard not writing is that, the drives have become obsolete, they are not updated to a new necessary version and this leads us to this problem. You will only have to open the start menu and in the search bar type, "Device Manager". Access this option that we have just named and, right-click on the list on “update driver”. A pop-up menu will appear and right there, you can update the necessary drivers to a new version automatically.
Driver reinstallation
One more solution that we give you in the face of the error that the keyboard does not respond to you is that you reinstall your keyboard drivers. If the previous step of the update is not enough, it's time to go one step further. The steps to follow are the same as those mentioned above, open the “Device Manager” option, once inside the list that is shown with the different categories, it is time to look for the keyboard. Right-click on this option and select “uninstall driver”.
After this action is complete, you need to restart your computer in order to start Window again and that it detects this change that we have made and that it tries to install it again.
Hardware issues
If you have already verified that the previous solutions are not responding to you in a positive way, it may be that we are facing a hardware problem. That is, the keyboard or the cable are not giving errors. In this case you have two solutions, either you take it to a computer technician to take a look at it and try to solve it or you try to do it yourself.
Depending on the keyboard and the computer you are working with, you will be able to open it completely and check if there are any problems. Disassemble it, they do not have to be a big problem, you will have to unscrew the screws, remove the inner cover and locate where the keyboard connector is located. Gently unplug it, clean it, and plug it back in. If you do not do this process because you do not see yourself capable, the technician will do it or send it to the brand's technical assistance.
What if the keyboard does not write when it is dirty?
It may be that you are thinking a lot about it and the keyboard simply does not work because it is too dirty. In case this happens, the whole keyboard will not give you an error, but rather specific keys. To proceed with its cleaning, the first thing you will have to do is turn off the equipment and in case the cable has a USB connection to the tower, disconnect it.
The first cleaning method is the most classic, flip the keyboard over and let the dirt fall off by itself. If we have a lot of dirt accumulated between the keys, it will be seen a league away, with a few small movements this dirt will also fall.
Another way to clean our keyboard is with the help of pressurized air.. We will place the nozzle of the can of compressed air in the direction of the keys and gently press intermittently. Also, you can use small brushes or cotton swabs dipped in a little alcohol.
If after this series of tips you see that the keyboard of your computer still does not work, you will have to resort to a specialized technician as we have indicated previously, nobody better than them to make an assessment of what is happening to our device. In the event that they do not find an adequate solution, the equipment will be sent to the brand's technical service for an inspection and to see what the best possible solution is before this problem.