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  • 20-05-2018 11:34pm
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    Bredabe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,110 ✭✭✭


    Nursing the more than half dead computer, its ok for what I need for now, but the at key isn't working, the "' are working fine, but not the one I need most for email and refs.

    Obviously, the keys aren't stuck and I don't think its updated since Saturday.

    Any ideas for a fix or workaround?

    TIA

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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    Herpes Free Since03
    Closed Accounts Posts: 398 ✭✭Herpes Free Since03


    Bredabe wrote: »
    Nursing the more than half dead computer, its ok for what I need for now, but the at key isn't working, the "' are working fine, but not the one I need most for email and refs.

    Obviously, the keys aren't stuck and I don't think its updated since Saturday.

    Any ideas for a fix or workaround?

    TIA

    Perhaps switch to American keyboard in settings...the number 2 and shift is your @ sign then.

    If it's a laptop , just stick an ordinary usb keyboard into it and work away, that's an easier option


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    Skerries
    Registered Users Posts: 12,446 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    hold down the alt key and type 64
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    degsie
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    Use the on-screen keyboard.


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    Bredabe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,110 ✭✭✭Bredabe


    degsie wrote: »
    Use the on-screen keyboard.

    Nothing that fancy on this computer sadly.

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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    Bredabe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,110 ✭✭✭Bredabe


    Thanks to you all,
    it seems that the windows 10 upgrade changed the values of the keys and it now thinks it a US keyboard, so I'll treat it like that for the few months it has left.


    Thanks again for your help.

    BB

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,747 ✭✭✭degsie


    Bredabe wrote: »
    Nothing that fancy on this computer sadly.

    It's part of Windows 10.


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    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 14,011 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    Bredabe wrote: »
    Thanks to you all,
    it seems that the windows 10 upgrade changed the values of the keys and it now thinks it a US keyboard, so I'll treat it like that for the few months it has left.


    Thanks again for your help.

    BB

    Is it not a simple matter to revert that change?


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    Bredabe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,110 ✭✭✭Bredabe


    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    Is it not a simple matter to revert that change?

    It probably would but for operational reasons, I'm not allowed to do anything other than basic cleaning and updates. Which is why I have no clue how to do it.

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 14,011 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    Bredabe wrote: »
    It probably would but for operational reasons, I'm not allowed to do anything other than basic cleaning and updates. Which is why I have no clue how to do it.

    https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/how-to/windows/how-change-keyboard-layout-language-in-windows-10-3661624/


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    sligojoek
    Registered Users Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    I had the same problem.

    At the bottom right beside the time click on ENG, then click on English (Ireland), Irish keyboard


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    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,707 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    My PC keeps switching layouts whenever my housemate has used his user; it's a known bug that Microsoft will probably never fix.


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