Windows 10 is an operating system which is home to both, the most wonderful of features and the ugliest of bugs. Users have experienced a ton of issues with this new and improved operating system, which is the main reason why I still did not upgrade. One of the many issues which the windows 10 users have been facing after they upgrade to it, is the Windows 10 Keyboard not working issue.
We observe these issues commonly after a very well-known update in Windows 10.
The creator’s update, remember that one? It was the cause of most of the problems that caused many of the faithful windows OS users to suffer. Heck, even I have written two other posts on issues caused by the same update. So, word of advice that you can give others from this experience of yours: Do not install the frigging creator’s update on windows 10. There is nothing on that entire OS that can be useful to “creators” in the first place.
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I mean, what could be more annoying than the version that was supposed to be an update, deprives you of the most primary impute method of your laptop or our personal computer? What’s next, hard bricking the laptop itself? Anyway, we won’t be ranting about windows OS and its crappy issues here. Okay, maybe I will rant a little bit here and there, but the primary intention as to why this paragraph is being written is to help you solve the Windows 10 Keyboard Stopped working problem.
One important note that I want to be put here is that, if your mouse and keyboards have their independent drivers (in a sense, if they are not mapped directly by the OS itself).
Also, which they probably do, you should always keep a backup of them in some other storage media. They can always come in handy in situations like these, or even when you refresh your PC which erases the drivers.
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2 Methods to Fix Windows 10 Keyboard Not Working
With that said, let us get on with some solutions to this keyboard problem. Here are two easy and efficient ways by which you can Fix the Windows 10 Keyboard Not Working issue.
Method 1: Update Your BIOS
Sometimes, when your BIOS is outdated, the native driver software such as the mouse driver as well as the keyboard drivers might not work correctly. Also, to eradicate this issue and effectively avoid the Windows 10 Keyboard not working error, you need to update your BIOS. Follow these simple steps to update your BIOS.
It is always a good practice to update your BIOS to the latest version. If your BIOS on the desktop or laptop gets outdated, you will have to deal with a lot of problems in the future.
However, let it be known that updating BIOS on a computer is not exactly risk-free on its own. It might bring a lot of issues of its own, in rare cases. If something goes sideways, the entire functionality of your PC can be affected, and could be made unusable!
So, it would be wise for you to update the BIOS in the most professional way possible. These steps will work not only for the windows 10 but also on systems running on Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 and older versions, either 64-bit or 32-bit.
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1. First, Click on the Start button in Windows and select the system information application. To do that, type System Information in the windows query box/search box. Then click on the search result that shows up, which will open up the system summary. This will display the current BIOS version. After that, you can find it under the system’s processor speed.
2. Head over to the BIOS manufacturer’s site and find the correct BIOS update. Alternatively, you can also visit some well-known driver updater’s official websites and attempt to get the right BIOS update for your system.
Now, you can check out places like OSToto, which offers some of the latest BIOS updates and other hardware driver updates.
3. Just choose and download the respective update. Run it to confirm the BIOS update.
4. Wait for the update to complete. After the BIOS has updated completely, just reboot your computer system. Some of these updates might restart your computer automatically.
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You now have successfully updated your system BIOS. Your windows 10 Keyboard not working issue (if an outdated BIOS was causing it), will have fixed now. Check to see if the keyboard drivers have restored to their working order. If they haven’t, follow the next method and attempt to fix them again.
Method 2: Update Keyboard Drivers
Speaking of drivers earlier, you might have reminded just how much of an annoyance those outdated drivers can be. I certainly was! If your keyboard drive is outdated to accommodate the newer version of windows, it might not work correctly, or not work at all.
So, to try and fi this, make sure you have kept the keyboard rivers up to date. Also, there are several ways by which you can do this.
You could do it using the built-in device manager utility in t windows OS, or you can use some other third-party apps, such as DriveTheLife (now called as Driver Talent). I recommend using the driver talent app because it is much easier and also a lot more intuitive to use. Here is a download link to the software, for your convenience.
After you have downloaded and installed the software from the above link, follow these steps to try and update your outdated/corrupted keyboard drivers.
1. First, open the driver talent app and click on the Scan button to scan your PC and check if there is a problem with the existing drivers.
2. All drivers in your system that have found to be problematic. They will be listed. Then you can just click on the Update or Repair button to easily download and update the outdated ones to the latest Windows drivers.
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In case you don’t want to go this route and want to do the same thing using the built-in device manager, follow these steps:
1. First, Press the Windows + X keys together, and click on the Device Manager option.
2. In there, look for the Keyboard device icon. Once you find it, right-click on that driver icon and select the Update driver software option. It will be the first one in the right-click menu.
3. Then click on Browse my computer for driver software link. An additional window will open up and ask you to pick the software from your local storage drives.
4. Then, choose the Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer link and click on the Have Disk button present in there. It will give you the option to choose from a good number of available drivers for your system and the ones similar to it.
5. Also, select the driver option as per your keyboard model and install your correct keyboard driver software.
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Conclusion
After the new drivers have installed, restart your PC. Now the keyboard will have new drivers along with an updated BIOS. It will almost certainly fix the Keyboard Not Working issue on your Windows 10 system. Enjoy!
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Gravit Sinha is the founder of ValidEdge. Ever since he was a kid, he has been a problem fixer and that passion is what inspired him to start and grow this website! 🙂
