Windows 10 keyboard locked: How to remedy

If your Windows 10 keyboard is locked, it can be due to several reasons. With a locked keyboard, of course, you can not make any inputs. However, if there is no technical defect, the cause can be located and fixed.

This may be why your Windows 10 keyboard is locked

Your keystrokes not making any input may be due to two different reasons.

• If this is a keyboard for laptops, it may be that it was accidentally locked by a key combination. Find the Fn key and look at the symbols (usually in blue) on the F1 to F12 keys. Find an icon that looks like a crossed out keyboard, press the Fn key and the key with the icon. Now the laptop keyboard should work again.
• If the keyboard is connected to a PC, the Windows 10 keyboard may be locked due to an incorrect setting. Fix this with the following guide.

Fix locked keyboard for Windows 10

To unlock the Windows 10 keyboard, it only takes a few steps:

1. Press the Windows icon and go to the "Settings" item, which is shown as a gear.
2. Select the "Ease of use" menu item.
3. Select the "Keyboard" tab on the left. Turn off the "keystroke delay".

Contrary to the click-in function, the keystroke delay can cause no letters to be entered at all. Your keyboard should now work again as usual.

More tips

If the keyboard is still causing problems, you should also try the following:

• Possibly the keyboard is not locked, but not recognized. Disconnect the USB connection or remove the Bluetooth keyboard and then reconnect it.
• If the keyboard does not respond after that, open the Device Manager by right-clicking on the Windows icon at the bottom left. Expand the "Keyboards" menu, right-click the device displayed and select "Update Driver".
• If this is unsuccessful, search the Internet for the official website of the manufacturer of your keyboard. Download the drivers there to install them manually.

If the keyboard still does not work after that, the only option is usually to buy a new one. Here you can find the best keyboard-mouse sets.