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lenjackSat May-20-17 09:39 PM
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"switching keyboards"


          

W10. My usb keyboard has been skipping letters lately. Will I encounter any problems if I temporarily switch over to an old spare ps/2 unit? Is it a simple uninstall/ install?

  

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jbmcmillanSat May-20-17 09:54 PM
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#1. "RE: switching keyboards"
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Nope it should just pick it up and you're on your way.

  

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lenjackSat May-20-17 10:12 PM
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Did and done. Thanks. Will see if missing keystrokes are corrected.

  

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lenjackTue May-30-17 01:24 AM
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#3. "RE: switching keyboards"
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o cang. First sentence was supposed to be "No change". What would cause this? Can't type a sentence without missing letters.

It's a Gateway SX2855, originally W7 Ultimate, 32 bit, upped to W10 Pro, legal and activated. HD switched out for SSD 2 months ago with no issues. Problem started 3 weeks ago.

  

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KJTTue May-30-17 03:54 AM
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#4. "RE: switching keyboards"
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A Google search turns up a lot of people having this problem but with no clear cause and no single answer on how to fix it. Do a Google search for keyboard missing keystrokes windows 10

Some thoughts and questions: Are letters missing only when typing using your browser (which browser?), or in other programs such as Word, Notepad, your email program?

Since this started just a few weeks ago, have you considered System Restore, if available, back to an earlier time?

Are you using a 3rd party Anti-virus program? Have you done full scans, and also scanned with Malwarebytes and Superantispyware, or similar programs?

Have you updated drivers?

Have you uninstalled your Keyboard in device manager and allowed Windows to find it again on reboot?

ETC.


Jim.

  

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lenjackTue May-30-17 01:46 PM
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#5. "RE: switching keyboards"
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Quote:
QUOTE:
A Google search turns up a lot of people having this problem but with no clear cause and no single answer on how to fix it. Do a Google search for keyboard missing keystrokes windows 10

Some thoughts and questions: Are letters missing only when typing using your browser (which browser?), or in other programs such as Word, Notepad, your email program?

Since this started just a few weeks ago, have you considered System Restore, if available, back to an earlier time? YES

Are you using a 3rd party Anti-virus program? PANDA Have you done full scans, and also scanned with Malwarebytes and Superantispyware, or similar programs? YES

Have you updated drivers? YES

Have you uninstalled your Keyboard in device manager and allowed Windows to find it again on reboot? YES



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Jim.

  

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KJTTue May-30-17 01:56 PM
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#6. "RE: switching keyboards"
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Tue May-30-17 01:58 PM by KJT

  

          

Did you do a System Restore? Didn't help?

Try disabling Panda. I saw a claim that AVG caused the problem. Maybe Panda does too.

Try sfc /scannow from an administrative command prompt.

Other than that, I'm out of ideas right now.

EDIT: Not an MS wireless keyboard is it? There was a fairly recent update for wireless mouse/keyboard sets.

Jim.

  

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lenjackTue May-30-17 03:20 PM
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#7. "RE: switching keyboards"
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Tue May-30-17 03:36 PM by lenjack

          

Not a wireless, sys restore no help. Will disable Panda. Did a scannow. Will do another. Thanks

edit...Scannow found some stuff. Will update.

  

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lenjackSun Jun-04-17 11:09 AM
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#8. "RE: switching keyboards"
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The last scannow seems to have fixed it.

  

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