Have you ever met the trouble that can’t type anything with the keyboard on your Windows 10 Dell laptop? The keyboard even worked normally last time. What can you do at this moment? To solve the problem as easily as possible, you can restart your Windows 10 Dell laptop firstly and then the keyboard may work as usual. If the keyboard still can’t be used, don’t hurry to repair it because the locked keyboard can also cause the trouble. You can try to unlock the keyboard on your Windows 10 Dell laptop effectively via the following 2 ways.

Way 1: Unlock the Locked Dell Keyboard with the NumLock Key

Way 2: Unlock the Locked Dell Keyboard by Uninstalling the Keyboard Device

unlock dell laptop keyboard

Way 1: Unlock the Locked Dell Keyboard with the NumLock Key

Step 1. Click the Start menu button and select the Settings option.

click the Settings option

Step 2. In the Settings window, choose Ease of Access.

select the Ease of access option

Step 3. Then, click the Keyboard option in the left pane and turn on the On-Screen Keyboard button.

turn on the on-screen keyboard option

Step 4. Tap the NumLock key on the on-screen keyboard.

click the NumLock button

Tips: If there isn’t the NumLock key on the on-screen keyboard, the key can be shown by clicking Options > tick the Turn on numeric key pad option > select the OK button.

show the NumLock button

Way 2: Unlock the Locked Dell Keyboard by Uninstalling the Keyboard Device

Step 1. Enter the Settings window through the Settings option in the Start menu.

click the Settings option

Step 2. Select the Devices option.

choose the Device option

Step 3. Click the Printers & Scanners option and choose Device manager under the Related settings option.

open the device manager

Step 4. Choose Keyboards, right-click the Dell keyboard option and click Uninstall. After that, restart your Dell laptop and the keyboard device will be installed by the system automatically.

uninstall the Dell keyboard device

If the ways above can’t make your Dell keyboard work again, maybe something is wrong inside the keyboard and it’s time to ask for a professional to check and repair it.


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