Was trying to update driver on keyboard, I thought I clicked ‘update driver’ but accidently clicked uninstall. It said to restart my pc, so I did. My keyboard now is not working and I cannot unlock my pc because I need a password.
Is it a wireless keyboard?
You have some sort of special keyboard that only works with a specialised drvier? Windows has built in generic drivers that should work for almost any keyboard.
You can also try to use the mouse to go to accessibility and use the onscreen keyboard
Except I don’t think it will install the new driver until you unlock it, so catch-22.
Solution: Use the mouse and click the Accessibility icon and On Screen Keyboard to log in, then let the drivers reinstall (or reinstall them).
I’d wager it’s a laptop keyboard
then he just needs to plug in a usb keyboard right?
Honestly, getting yourself into this position on accident would be pretty impressive.
Some keyboards and mice have flashable memory to store different profiles.
Unplug the USB cable/dongle, and move it to a different USB port
Only works if it’s not a built in keyboard for laptops.
While in login screen, check the bottom right corner, for the accessibility icon. Click there with the mouse, and it should have the option to show a virtual keyboard. You use those keys with the mouse clicks, then go to the device manager after you login and install the necessary drivers.
If you need to access the keyboard website to download drivers, just have the virtual keyboard enabled so you can type before you have the keyboard working.
I was going to say try a usb keyboard but this should be simpler. Ive had to do this several times
Any USB keyboard should be available immediately without installing drivers - Just plug one into your PC and once it starts you can reinstall your keyboard if you need to, although it will probably happen automatically.
once the OS loads, unplug and replug the keyboard. the device should load the basic driver as it sees the device get plugged in. also, try a different usb port if using the same one doesn’t work
if you have a spare ps/2 keyboard (and port, obviously) turn your computer off, plug it in, then try that
i’ve done something like this before and i managed to fix it with just keyboard
Unplug the keyboard and plug it back in. Windows should re-recognize it and use a generic KB driver.
unplug the kb and then plug it back in.
plus there is an accessibility kb on the login screen. just look for the help button
If mouse still working, go to “run” and type osk …just copy paste the 3 letter osk from any documents or files in your computer
What are you even saying? Did you even read the question
Unless you are using something very old, you can just unplug and replug it in. The system will default to the generic driver.
Boot your computer in Safe Mode with Networking. This may allow the default drivers to be loaded, enabling you to use the keyboard. To do this, you will typically need to press a key (like F8, F10, or F12) during the boot process to access the boot options menu.
thank you bro