[Technology] Aaarg. Windows 10 help needed

[Fungus]

Booted my old Win 10 desktop as normal this morning, but can't log in. The keyboard and mouse are alive, and Windows recognises that a key-press has been made, but it's not showing on the screen, and the cursor doesn't advance. So, I can get the log-in box, but can't type anything in it! I can't boot to safe mode because it doesn't recognise the shift key. Is there another way to get in?

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Do you have another keyboard you can try? Or plug it into another port. Keyboard driver might have gone funny.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Few things here to try.

https://appuals.com/fix-windows-10-keyboard-not-working-at-login/

If the mouse works, can you select the On Screen keyboard option and put your password in using that?

 

[Fungus]

Panic over! The Ctrl key was jammed in! So, I knew the keyboard was responding - Esc and Space etc were fine, but everything else was being modified. Phew!

 

[Fungus]

Few things here to try.

https://appuals.com/fix-windows-10-keyboard-not-working-at-login/

If the mouse works, can you select the On Screen keyboard option and put your password in using that?

Thanks. Worth knowing!

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Panic over! The Ctrl key was jammed in! So, I knew the keyboard was responding - Esc and Space etc were fine, but everything else was being modified. Phew!

My Ctrl key got stuck the other day. Given how rarely it is used, they seem to be sticking more than they should. Always a pain though as you get no input that you would from another stuck key.

 

[Weststander]

Panic over! The Ctrl key was jammed in! So, I knew the keyboard was responding - Esc and Space etc were fine, but everything else was being modified. Phew!

By a food crumb? That happened to me.

 

[Fungus]

By a food crumb? That happened to me.

No, I don't eat at my desk. It was fine when I switched off last night, so I don't know how it got stuck in.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

What sort of films were you watching on it last night?

 

[AmexRuislip]

Panic over! The Ctrl key was jammed in! So, I knew the keyboard was responding - Esc and Space etc were fine, but everything else was being modified. Phew!

 

[Norman Potting]

Probably a sign of being sad but every month or so I turn my keyboard over and give it a good shake. Surprising how much crud comes out.