Windows l key stopped working

Active 1 year ago. Viewed k times. What could be causing this and how can I fix it? Improve this question. I have almost the exact same problem, only that in my case the shortcuts do work but only if using the Windows key of the right side.

The one to the left is not actually broken, as if I press it the start menu still opens, but the shortcuts are not being recognized. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Sometimes it's the simple solutions that make you feel dumb for spending hours trying to implement complicated fixes.

Corsair K70 also has a "disable windows key" button, right above Scroll Lock. Razer BlackWidow chroma stealth had this same problem. And if there's no obvious switch you might also want to try unplugging and replugging your keyboard briefly. Of course, modifying kwinrc did not solve the issue.

The xev command, even when run as the root user, didn't show any key event, which finally made me focus attention to the hardware itself the keyboard. Show 6 more comments. Hit Shift 5 times quickly - is Sticky Keys working? Now reboot the computer, and test again. G-Man Says 'Reinstate Monica' 7, 21 21 gold badges 36 36 silver badges 79 79 bronze badges. Psycogeek Psycogeek 8, 6 6 gold badges 48 48 silver badges 70 70 bronze badges.

Win-Tab, Win-R, etc are not working. I have disabled sticky keys myself IIRC, so don't know about that. The kb fix didn't do anything neither of the keys was there. I'm not running any AHK scripts, nor any special launcher software. The bug always occurs, regardless of games run. Well it might be some kinda malware? How would other qualifyers stuck keys effect it, Stuck menu key , no, Scroll lock, num lock, caps lock , page, print, pause, no, no, no.

I can not yet find a combination of stuck keys that the Win start menu would work when the Win-R run also would not work although that can be dependant on the keyboard.

I guess the next test that would be done is a different user? Type regedit and hit OK. Step 3: If you find Scancode Map from the right side, right-click on it and Delete. Close the Registry menu and restart the PC. PowerShell lets you make changes to your Windows computer using commands and scripting language. Outdated keyboard drivers can lead to Windows key not working issue on Windows Step 3: Select Update Drives from the context menu and install the latest keyboard drivers from the web.

If you have a habit of installing programs and media from unverified sources from the web, you might have infected the PC with malicious files. These bogus files take over specific Windows functions and mess up your workflow. Windows key is an important part of our workflow. Before you go ahead and remap another key as the Windows key, you can go through the tricks above and fix the issue. Which trick work out for you? Share your findings in the comments below.

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Sign in to vote. Tried to restart Explorer. Monday, July 24, AM. If it finds errors run again until it does not. Monday, July 24, PM. Hi, According to your description, it stop working after boot for a while. Tuesday, July 25, AM. Hi Karen, will try safeboot, but company policy does not allow to disable Trend Micro Antivirus. Other people in the company does not have this issue, seems like I'm the only one Robert Aldwinckle Tuesday, July 25, PM.

All drivers up to date as well. Wednesday, July 26, AM. Are you able to create a new user? Can you run the dism commands to check the integrity of the operating system? Can you perform an in place upgrade repair on the operating system? How has the keyboard performance changed? Fingers crossed! Wednesday, August 23, AM. Off2work Thanks for your update and share your experience here.