How To Reset My Laptop Keyboard

On this page, you can get information about How To Reset My Laptop Keyboard easily. If you’re encountering unexpectable behavior on your keyboard, you might want to reset it to default settings.

If you find your keyboard is not working properly, reset it sounds like a good option. In this post, we’ll guide you to reset your keyboard step-by-step.

Right here, you can do:

  • Reset Keyboard For Windows Users
  • Reset Keyboard For Mac Users
  • And Hard Reset Method for Laptop Keyboard.

How can I Reset Keyboard For Windows Users

The unexpectable behavior on my keyboard can be different. Here we have 2 solutions to meet the specific need:

  • Back to default settings
  • Change the keyboard language

Back to default settings:

  • First, press the Windows logo key + R together to evoke the Run box.
  • Then, type devmgmt.msc and press the Enter key.
  • Now click Keyboards and select the keyboard device we want to reset.
  • Next, click the red cross button to uninstall the device.
red cross button to uninstall the device
  • After, click Scan for hardware changes button. It will let the device appear.
hardware changes button
  • Then, select the same keyboard device again. Click the Update device driver button.
Update device driver button
  • Allow the newest drivers to install.
  • Then, restart my computer.

Then the keyboard should back to the default setting after reboot.

Next change the keyboard language:

  • Start with Press the Windows logo key + I (“i”) together to open Windows Settings.
  • Next, click Devices.
Devices
  • Then, click Typing in the left pane and click Advanced keyboard settings on the right.
Advanced Keyboard Settings
  • After, click the drop-down button to select the language we want.
Keyboard Settings Language

How can I Reset Keyboard For Mac Users

The unexpectable behavior on my keyboard can be different. Here we have 2 solutions to meet the specific need:

  • Back to default settings
  • Change the keyboard language

Back to default settings:

  • First, click the Apple icon on the topper left corner and click System Preferences.
System Preferences
  • Then, click Keyboard.
Select Keyboard
  • Next, click Modifier Keys in the bottom right corner.
  • Finally, click Restore Defaults and then click OK. That’s it.

My keyboard should be back in the default settings.

After Change the keyboard language:

  • First, click the Apple icon on the topper left corner and click System Preferences.
  • Next, click Language and Region.
Select Language and Region
  • Then, select the language we want.
  • Wait for the computer to reboot. That’s it.

Hard Reset Method for Laptop Keyboard

If we’re experiencing unexpectable behavior like one functional key is not working or keyboard lighting issues, after trying a soft reset on my computer, I can want to try a hard reset.

Different brands of the keyboard will provide you different ways to do a hard reset. We’d better go to keyboard’s manufacturer’s official website and ask for help. Here we provide you a general keyboard hard reset guide:

  • Firstly, unplug the keyboard and wait for 30 seconds.
  • Next, hold the ESC key on the keyboard and plug it back to the computer.
  • After, Press the ESC key till we see the keyboard is flashing.
  • Then, the keyboard should be reset successfully.

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