The difference is the key placement on the keyboard. QWERTY is not the only keyboard layout out there and AZERTY and Dvorak are less popular input layouts on the keyboard that is available for Windows.

Probe: If Most of the keys are printing different letters than the keyboard, then you need to check for the keyboard layout. To change the layout to QWERTY on Windows 10, go to Start > settings > Time & Language > Region & Language > Click on Language > Options > Change QWERTY (US). Solution: You can go to settings and change the layout which is standard in your country. What this means is the positioning of letters and other characters is standardized but US, UK, and Europe have their own standard keys positions and differ slightly across the world. Almost all of the keyboards we see on the laptops have the Qwerty layout. Probe: If keys are working but some keys print different characters when pressed, then check for the keyboard settings.

Solution: Take a brush or a pressurized air can to blow off the dust under the keys and check if the keys have returned to normal state. As this reaches under the keys it can hinder the functionality and eventually rendering the key useless. The keys would inevitably accumulate dust and lint and other atmospheric debris.

Keyboards are slimmer to fit the compact style of a laptop and generally, they have a minute space between the key head and the components beneath it.

Probe: If keys are sticking and not functioning properly, check for dust particles and gunk under the keys. With that out of the way, let’s see how to fix keyboard issues on Windows laptop. Sometimes you don’t even realize its pressed accidentally like my grandma has a laptop which has a disable button and it is pressed accidentally when she cleans the keyboard. Before we begin, check if you have your keyboard has Disable Keyboard button. Not all but some keyboards come with a dedicated keyboard disable button (like the Mute or WiFi toggle button) which temporarily disables your keyboard when pressed.

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