Re: windows key not responding
[Re: monbron]
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05/29/16 10:26 AM
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I can't remember in Windows 7, but if I do a CTRL/ALT/DEL to bring up the task manager, there is also an option to shut the computer down on the lower right in Windows 8 and Windows 10.
In a search I found suggestions that an update caused it and another site said that a scan with Malwarebytes fixed it. In most of the cases, the problem appears to have fixed itself. I actually had that happen with my Windows 10 last week and a reboot fixed it.
Here is what I would suggest to start with. First, do a proper shut down using CTRL/ALT/DEL and then start up again. Then run a scan with Malwarebytes and see if it finds anything. Let us know what happens.
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Re: windows key not responding
[Re: monbron]
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05/29/16 11:15 AM
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Ctrl-Esc will bring up the Start Menu. (hold down the control key and press the escape key) Here's a list of other keyboard shortcuts: http://ctrlf5.net/?p=140 Most modern computers will shut Windows down "properly" if you push the start button on the front of the case. I'm not sure why your Windows keys would stop working. If you have a different keyboard you could try, see if the Windows key is also not working on that. You might also check this site http://www.techspot.com/community/topics/how-did-my-windows-key-become-disabled.192522/Several solutions listed there, including people inadvertently changing their keyboard to "gaming mode" when they were cleaning it and some links to a Microsoft fix.
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Re: windows key not responding
[Re: monbron]
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05/29/16 03:30 PM
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I'm not sure about 'gaming mode' when would I use it and how do you do it?? Usually it would be a switch on the keyboard itself. Most keyboards don't have it, but a keyboard sold as a "gaming keyboard" might. It's possible that some cheap "gaming keyboards" switch to "gaming mode" in software and don't have a "gaming" switch on the keyboard itself. But in that case you'd probably have to install drivers for that keyboard instead of using generic Windows keyboard drivers. If you're wondering why someone would want to disable the Windows key while playing games -- If you're playing a keyboard-controlled game and accidentally knock against the Windows key, the game will minimize and possibly crash. So temporarily disabling the Windows key while you're playing a keyboard-controlled game, so you don't get the unwanted minimizing while playing, is a useful ability. The bargain-basement way of doing this on a "non-gaming" keyboard is to pull the Windows keys off of your keyboard, preventing them from being pressed by accident. Here is a picture showing a keyboard modified in this way (beige keyboard on top) http://www.everythingusb.com/media/logitech-g110-game-mode.jpgNote the closeup of the black keyboard on the bottom of the picture shows the switch on a gaming keyboard.
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Re: windows key not responding
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05/30/16 09:18 AM
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Did you get things working again?
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Re: windows key not responding
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05/31/16 10:02 AM
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Did you run that Malwarebytes scan? Can't hurt just in case...
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Re: windows key not responding
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I think the problem was that the Start button and the Windows key were not responding. Everything else on the keyboard and desktop was working. I had this happen to me last week, but a reboot remedied the problem.
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Re: windows key not responding
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06/01/16 12:29 AM
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I think the problem was that the Start button and the Windows key were not responding You are right Draclvr (as usual) , I missed that when I first read it. Sorry monbron for that. I hope you get to solve your problem quickly.
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Re: windows key not responding
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06/01/16 09:46 AM
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That's always good to know! Mine hasn't done it again either. Maybe we will be lucky and it will never happen again!
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Re: windows key not responding
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06/01/16 06:40 PM
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That's always good to know! Mine hasn't done it again either. Maybe we will be lucky and it will never happen again! This appears to be a bug of some sort with Windows 10 , Drac . Most have said , on various sites I had visited , it was caused by some sort of Windows update gone wrong . If virus/malware scans didn't cure the problem , a system restore to a couple of days before said problem happened should help . There were a few other ways to solve the problem , but they were rather involved .
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Re: windows key not responding
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That's what I found in my initial searches too, Creeping_Doom - an update was the culprit.
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Re: windows key not responding
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06/02/16 11:33 AM
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Please let us know what the outcome is... I'm really curious about this.
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