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Keyboard Typing Wrong Characters & Letters [Complete Fix]

Apply these quick methods to solve keyboard typing issues

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Keyboardsare generally reliable peripherals. You can use them for years without encountering any issues whatsoever. But, many reported a storage issue that their keyboard types wrong characters.

There are several other issues with the keyboard, for instance, abeeping noise when you type. The issue may be limited to a specific app or across the OS. For now, we will focus on the problem when the keyboard types wrong characters.

Why are my keys typing different symbols?

After some research, we could deduce a list of reasons the keyboard is typing different symbols or words.

What can I do if my keyboard is typing the wrong letters?

Before we head to the slightly complex solutions, do try these quick tricks:

If none of these work, the solutions listed next surely would.

1. Override the default input method

After making the changes, make sure to restart the computer for these to come into effect, and it should fix things when the keyboard types wrong characters. If you can’t find the desired entry here, add the language pack for it.

2. Reinstall keyboard drivers

If this doesn’t work, you can update yourkeyboarddriversusing a specialized tool, preventing PC damage by installing the wrong driver versions.

Outbyte Driver Updater

3. Add the required language pack

4. Check AutoCorrect settings (for Microsoft Word)

Ensuring AutoCorrect is appropriately set up is a workaround, especially if your keyboard types the wrong letters in Word, but it works fine in other apps and programs.

In case the keyboard types the wrong characters in another program, make similar changes to it as well.

Well, if nothing worked, then maybe your keyboard is faulty. In which case, you could either get it repaired, but that’s not often a sustainable option. Once a keyboard starts to fail, new problems keep coming up, and replacement only makes sense.

So, find out thebest available keyboards, and get one for your computer. After you replace it, things should be up and running just fine.

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If you’ve got additional tips and suggestions on how to fix this issue, let us know in the comments below.

Keyboard Typing Wrong Characters & Letters [Complete Fix]#

Why are my keys typing different symbols?#

What can I do if my keyboard is typing the wrong letters?#

1. Override the default input method#

2. Reinstall keyboard drivers#

Outbyte Driver Updater#

3. Add the required language pack#

4. Check AutoCorrect settings (for Microsoft Word)#