How to Fix Laptop Inbuilt Keyboard Not Working Problem

How to Fix Laptop Inbuilt Keyboard Not Working Problem

Today, Laptops or Tablets are seen in abundance. It is portable, hence used in very large scale compared to PCs. Read to know how to fix laptop inbuilt keyboard not working problem. The laptop we purchase from outlets has an inbuilt keyboard with a trackpad. We don’t need to purchase any secondary mouse or keyboard. 

When the inbuilt keyboard or mouse is running, the laptop is said to be portable. Carrying an extra keyboard or mouse with the laptop is said to be faulty. In case, your inbuilt keyboard or mouse is not working, there are few solutions to correct it. These solutions are easy to understand and follow.

Procedure to Fix Laptop Inbuilt Keyboard Not Working Problem-

      Solution 1: Check if any key or the keyboard outline is physically damaged. Take proper inspection of the keyboard parts. If found any physical damage to the keyboard, you must contact the service center of the manufacturer. If any key is damaged, change it. If the whole keyboard is damaged, kindly change the full keyboard. Open the laptop keyboard from jack and reinsert it again. How to Fix Laptop Inbuilt Keyboard Not Working Problem.

      Solution 2: If the keyboard is dirty and filled with dust then Clean the keys with the brush. Remove all dust from the keyboard and make it neat and clean. You may use an air blower to remove dust from the keyboard. You can use a laptop cleaning kit for this purpose.

      Solution 3:   You must ensure that the keyboard is working while accessing the BIOS. Restart the PC and continuously press the boot key (e.g. ESC, F2, F10) to open the BIOS menu. If pressing the hotkey (e.g. ESC, F2, F10) BIOS is opened, the keyboard is supposed to be OK. It means only the function keys are working and others do not.

      Solution 4:      Update or Rollback laptop keyboard drivers. Click on the Start button and select Device Manager. Alternatively, go to the Search bar and type Device Manager. Navigate to the Keyboard and click on the arrow key beside it. You will get a list of keyboards attached to the Computer. Right-click on the “Standard PS/2 Keyboard”. Refer to the Driver tab and click on Update driver.

      Solution 5: Open Device Manager and navigate to Keyboard. Find the correct keyboard and right-click on it and select Uninstall. After uninstalling, restart the computer and check if the driver is installed automatically. If it is not installed then open the Device Manager, navigate and right-click on the keyboard and select on “Scan for hardware changes” to install it. How to Fix Laptop Inbuilt Keyboard Not Working Problem. 

      Solution 6.  There is another option called Rollback driver. It remains grayed out most times unless a new driver has been installed.

      Solution 7:   Perform clean boot method if you see that the keyboard is working but not taking input correctly. If the keyboard works perfectly during the clean boot method. It means a third-party application restricts the normal execution of the keyboard. After clean boot, check if the problem is solved.

Solution 8: Disable the filter keys, if any lag is seen in response to the input given by the keyboard. Different manufacturers programs their keyboard in a different way. How to Fix Laptop Inbuilt Keyboard Not Working Problem.