My laptop keyboard no longer works after dusting out laptop
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After a long while of not cleaning my laptop I decided to spray out the inside of the laptop. After finishing cleaning and turning it on, and waiting for a Windows update to run, I found that my keyboard became somewhat messed up, where some keys would produce double inputs, some would flat out do nothing (like the Enter key), and some would mimic other inputs (the F key now acting as an enter key).
Here is what an a through z typing (with spaces in between each letter) looks like with my laptop keyboard:
a b c d e f h iy j k l m n o p q r s u w x iy z
The 'g' and 't' keys do not work.
Top row numpad (` through =):
` 1 2 3 4PGDOWN 5 6. 7 8 9 0
The 4 key both inputs the number 4 and simultaneously pagedown. The '-' and '=' keys do not work
With right side numpad (1-9):
1 25 3 4 25 6 7 8 9
Stuff I've tried to get it fixed:
- I've recleaned the computer out, getting dust out and cleaning everything up with isopropyl alcohol
- I've tried uninstalling every single keyboard driver and restarting the computer
- I've tried connecting an external USB keyboard. This works -- this is currently what I'm using to get around the broken laptop keyboard, but it's only a temporary solution at best.
- Windows 10 is up-to-date -- at least for me it shows there are no longer any other updates to install.
What I haven't tried yet:
Reinstalling Windows -- I want to avoid this as much as possible due to the amount of work I have and the nature of the work. This would essentially be a last resort.
Taking it to a tech -- I want to explore all feasible and possible options to fix it before paying to have it fixed again.
My specs:
windows-10 laptop keyboard motherboard maintenance
asked Nov 30 at 1:55
yuritsuki
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After a long while of not cleaning my laptop I decided to spray out the inside of the laptop. After finishing cleaning and turning it on, and waiting for a Windows update to run, I found that my keyboard became somewhat messed up, where some keys would produce double inputs, some would flat out do nothing (like the Enter key), and some would mimic other inputs (the F key now acting as an enter key).
Here is what an a through z typing (with spaces in between each letter) looks like with my laptop keyboard:
a b c d e f h iy j k l m n o p q r s u w x iy z
The 'g' and 't' keys do not work.
Top row numpad (` through =):
` 1 2 3 4PGDOWN 5 6. 7 8 9 0
The 4 key both inputs the number 4 and simultaneously pagedown. The '-' and '=' keys do not work
With right side numpad (1-9):
1 25 3 4 25 6 7 8 9
Stuff I've tried to get it fixed:
- I've recleaned the computer out, getting dust out and cleaning everything up with isopropyl alcohol
- I've tried uninstalling every single keyboard driver and restarting the computer
- I've tried connecting an external USB keyboard. This works -- this is currently what I'm using to get around the broken laptop keyboard, but it's only a temporary solution at best.
- Windows 10 is up-to-date -- at least for me it shows there are no longer any other updates to install.
What I haven't tried yet:
Reinstalling Windows -- I want to avoid this as much as possible due to the amount of work I have and the nature of the work. This would essentially be a last resort.
Taking it to a tech -- I want to explore all feasible and possible options to fix it before paying to have it fixed again.
My specs:
windows-10 laptop keyboard motherboard maintenance
asked Nov 30 at 1:55
yuritsuki
81751638
Let me make it easy on you. This problem is not a software problem. So it is not a driver issue, and reinstalling Windows, will not solve it. It's not clear what you "sprayed the keyboard" with exactly, or if you removed the battery before you did this. You likely damaged the very fragile PCB that controls the keyboard. It also looks like your space bar is broken
– Ramhound
Nov 30 at 3:01
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After a long while of not cleaning my laptop I decided to spray out the inside of the laptop. After finishing cleaning and turning it on, and waiting for a Windows update to run, I found that my keyboard became somewhat messed up, where some keys would produce double inputs, some would flat out do nothing (like the Enter key), and some would mimic other inputs (the F key now acting as an enter key).
Here is what an a through z typing (with spaces in between each letter) looks like with my laptop keyboard:
a b c d e f h iy j k l m n o p q r s u w x iy z
The 'g' and 't' keys do not work.
Top row numpad (` through =):
` 1 2 3 4PGDOWN 5 6. 7 8 9 0
The 4 key both inputs the number 4 and simultaneously pagedown. The '-' and '=' keys do not work
With right side numpad (1-9):
1 25 3 4 25 6 7 8 9
Stuff I've tried to get it fixed:
- I've recleaned the computer out, getting dust out and cleaning everything up with isopropyl alcohol
- I've tried uninstalling every single keyboard driver and restarting the computer
- I've tried connecting an external USB keyboard. This works -- this is currently what I'm using to get around the broken laptop keyboard, but it's only a temporary solution at best.
- Windows 10 is up-to-date -- at least for me it shows there are no longer any other updates to install.
What I haven't tried yet:
Reinstalling Windows -- I want to avoid this as much as possible due to the amount of work I have and the nature of the work. This would essentially be a last resort.
Taking it to a tech -- I want to explore all feasible and possible options to fix it before paying to have it fixed again.
My specs:
windows-10 laptop keyboard motherboard maintenance
asked Nov 30 at 1:55
yuritsuki
81751638
After a long while of not cleaning my laptop I decided to spray out the inside of the laptop. After finishing cleaning and turning it on, and waiting for a Windows update to run, I found that my keyboard became somewhat messed up, where some keys would produce double inputs, some would flat out do nothing (like the Enter key), and some would mimic other inputs (the F key now acting as an enter key).
Here is what an a through z typing (with spaces in between each letter) looks like with my laptop keyboard:
a b c d e f h iy j k l m n o p q r s u w x iy z
The 'g' and 't' keys do not work.
Top row numpad (` through =):
` 1 2 3 4PGDOWN 5 6. 7 8 9 0
The 4 key both inputs the number 4 and simultaneously pagedown. The '-' and '=' keys do not work
With right side numpad (1-9):
1 25 3 4 25 6 7 8 9
Stuff I've tried to get it fixed:
- I've recleaned the computer out, getting dust out and cleaning everything up with isopropyl alcohol
- I've tried uninstalling every single keyboard driver and restarting the computer
- I've tried connecting an external USB keyboard. This works -- this is currently what I'm using to get around the broken laptop keyboard, but it's only a temporary solution at best.
- Windows 10 is up-to-date -- at least for me it shows there are no longer any other updates to install.
What I haven't tried yet:
Reinstalling Windows -- I want to avoid this as much as possible due to the amount of work I have and the nature of the work. This would essentially be a last resort.
Taking it to a tech -- I want to explore all feasible and possible options to fix it before paying to have it fixed again.
My specs:
windows-10 laptop keyboard motherboard maintenance
windows-10 laptop keyboard motherboard maintenance
asked Nov 30 at 1:55
yuritsuki
81751638
asked Nov 30 at 1:55
yuritsuki
81751638
asked Nov 30 at 1:55
yuritsuki
81751638
asked Nov 30 at 1:55
yuritsuki
81751638
asked Nov 30 at 1:55
yuritsuki
81751638
81751638
Let me make it easy on you. This problem is not a software problem. So it is not a driver issue, and reinstalling Windows, will not solve it. It's not clear what you "sprayed the keyboard" with exactly, or if you removed the battery before you did this. You likely damaged the very fragile PCB that controls the keyboard. It also looks like your space bar is broken
– Ramhound
Nov 30 at 3:01
add a comment |
Let me make it easy on you. This problem is not a software problem. So it is not a driver issue, and reinstalling Windows, will not solve it. It's not clear what you "sprayed the keyboard" with exactly, or if you removed the battery before you did this. You likely damaged the very fragile PCB that controls the keyboard. It also looks like your space bar is broken
– Ramhound
Nov 30 at 3:01
Let me make it easy on you. This problem is not a software problem. So it is not a driver issue, and reinstalling Windows, will not solve it. It's not clear what you "sprayed the keyboard" with exactly, or if you removed the battery before you did this. You likely damaged the very fragile PCB that controls the keyboard. It also looks like your space bar is broken
– Ramhound
Nov 30 at 3:01
Let me make it easy on you. This problem is not a software problem. So it is not a driver issue, and reinstalling Windows, will not solve it. It's not clear what you "sprayed the keyboard" with exactly, or if you removed the battery before you did this. You likely damaged the very fragile PCB that controls the keyboard. It also looks like your space bar is broken
– Ramhound
Nov 30 at 3:01
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Let me make it easy on you. This problem is not a software problem. So it is not a driver issue, and reinstalling Windows, will not solve it. It's not clear what you "sprayed the keyboard" with exactly, or if you removed the battery before you did this. You likely damaged the very fragile PCB that controls the keyboard. It also looks like your space bar is broken
– Ramhound
Nov 30 at 3:01