How to Fix Keyboard Typing Wrong Characters in Windows 10

Jun. 24, 2022 / Updated by Bessie Shaw to Windows 10

Have you ever come across keyboard typing wrong characters issue on your computer? When the keyboard is typing wrong characters, it’s really annoying. To help users who are stuck in this issue, several workable tricks are listed below for reference. Read on to get how to fix keyboard typing wrong characters in Windows 10.

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Fix 1. Check If the Num Lock Key Is Enabled

On some computers especially laptops, the Num Lock key is used to convert part of the main keyboard to act as a numeric keypad instead of letters. If your keyboard is typing wrong characters, maybe the Num Lock key on your keyboard is enabled.

In this case, pressing the Num Lock key or Fn + Num Lock can help resolve the issue. And then try typing something to see if the typing is getting back to normal. If no, read on to try other methods below.

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Fix 2. Check the Language Settings

In most cases, incorrect language settings should be blamed for the keyboard typing wrong characters issue. Therefore, if your keyboard is typing wrong characters, it’s necessary to check your language settings. Do as follows.

Step 1. Right click the Start button and click on Settings to open it.

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Step 2. Click on Time & Language.

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Step 3. Select Region & language in the left menu bar.

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Step 4. Make sure your Windows display language and the first language in the Preferred languages list are set to the same language.

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Step 5. Click the first language in the Preferred languages list and click on the Options button under it.

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Step 6. If there are multiple keyboards listed under the Keyboards section, remove the keyboard layouts that you don’t use.

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Step 7. Restart your computer to let the change take effect.

Fix 3. Run the Keyboard Troubleshooter

Sometimes, this method can also help you get rid of the keyboard typing wrong characters issue. Follow the steps below.

Step 1. Type “Troubleshoot” into the search bar and click on Troubleshoot in the search result to launch it.

Step 2. Scroll down to find Keyboard.

Step 3. Click on Keyboard and select the “Run the troubleshooter” option under it.

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The keyboard troubleshooter will detect the issue and fix it automatically.

Fix 4. Reinstall or Update the Keyboard Driver

The faulty or outdated keyboard driver can also be the culprit of keyboard typing wrong characters. If none of the methods above works, you can try to reinstall or update the keyboard driver. Maybe it will help you troubleshoot the issue.

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To reinstall or update drivers effectively and safely, you’d better use a reliable driver download utility. Driver Talent can be your best choice. It can detect the faulty, corrupted, outdated and missing drivers on your computer and help you repair, update or download and install them in several minutes. Click on the Download Now button below to get it at once. The following tutorial will show you how to reinstall or update your keyboard driver with Driver Talent.

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If you want to reinstall the keyboard driver, you need to uninstall it in the Device Manager first. Then take these steps:

Step 1. Launch Driver Talent and click on the Scan button to perform a full scan on your computer. The Driver Talent will detect the missing of the keyboard driver and will recommend that you should download it.

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Step 2. Click on the Download button in the right of the keyboard driver to download and reinstall it.

Step 3. Reboot your computer.

If you want to update the keyboard driver, do like this:

Step 1. Launch Driver Talent and click on the Scan button to perform a full scan on your computer.

Step 2. If the keyboard driver is detected as outdated, click on the Update button in the right to update it.

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Step 3. Reboot your computer.

If your keyboard is still typing wrong characters after you try all the solutions above, leave comments below to let us know. Also welcome to share your solutions in the comment section. More solutions to other keyboard issues can be accessed below:

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