Oh hey, folks! Let me just kick things off by sharing that I recently had quite an annoying situation with my wireless Joyaccess keyboard refusing to work properly. And trust me when I say it drove me absolutely nuts! I mean one fine morning, my keyboard just went completely bonkers – some letters wouldn’t type,…
Dropping your laptop can be disheartening, especially when it causes damage that makes it difficult or impossible to use the keyboard. A non-working keyboard poses problems for both productivity and communication. Thankfully, several troubleshooting steps may restore keyboard function after a laptop drops. Laptop drops occur more often than one might think. A survey in…
As someone who frequently uses Mouse without Borders to control multiple computers, nothing is more annoying than when the keyboard stops functioning properly. Despite moving the cursor seamlessly between devices, my keystrokes and shortcuts simply don’t register on the controlled PC. This effectively renders the nifty productivity app useless. After trial and error, I discovered…
Panasonic Toughbooks live up to their name as rugged, durable laptops built to withstand challenging environments. But like any laptop, wear and tear over time can lead to issues like stuck function keys. Toughbooks feature a row of dedicated function keys (F1-F12) allowing quick access to hardware features like brightness, volume, and wireless radios. A…
I rely on using the pound/number sign key countless times per day across everything from entering passwords to programming. So when my £ key literally stopped responding out of the blue one afternoon, I have to admit it drove me crazy! No matter how many times I pressed, that critical symbol refused to actually type…
Having a keyboard key that gets stuck can be extremely frustrating. Especially when it’s a frequently used key like the 0 key used for entering numbers. A sticking 0 key prevents you from reliably inputting digits, making most computer tasks more difficult. Thankfully, there are several ways to troubleshoot and fix a stuck 0 key,…
As an Acer laptop user, I know first-hand how frustrating it can be when the Function (Fn) key gets stuck constantly. After digging into the issue across numerous Acer models, I’ve discovered the most common culprits. More importantly, some simple troubleshooting steps can typically resolve the problem. So how do you fix an Acer Fn…
Having a stuck enter key on your keyboard can be extremely frustrating. You press the key, expecting it to input and confirm commands, but nothing happens. Or, the key gets stuck halfway through its travel, giving you half a return. This issue prevents you from efficiently typing and using your computer.Well, it can happen due…
As a long-time Lenovo laptop user, I rely heavily on the Fn key to access special functions and shortcuts. So when my Fn key got stuck unexpectedly, I was totally stumped. Pressing it had no effect while using keyboard shortcuts became impossible. After some trial and error, I learned the Fn key can get stuck…
Oh man, have I got a story for you. I was trying to search for something on my iPad the other day, so I pulled up the Google app like I always do. But when I tapped in the search bar to type, no keyboard popped up! I tapped again, thinking maybe it was just…
As someone who spends several hours typing daily, having a responsive keyboard that I can rely on is critical to my workflow. So when my Corsair mechanical gaming keyboard suddenly stopped working last week, I was brought to a standstill. Without the use of my trusted keyboard, I couldn’t get any work done on my…
The other day when I was using my HP Elitebook for work, I noticed the Fn key was sticking. Every time I tried to tap it to refresh a webpage, it would get stuck down. I tried pressing it a few times to get it to pop back up but it wouldn’t budge. At first,…