The laptop keyboard is a critical input device. It's also prone to issues like the delete button not working or few buttons here & there giving up. Here is a workaround with sharp keys software.
What are the possible solutions for dead keys on the keyboard be like?
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Replacing the keyboard on the laptop. It's expensive and could risk your data when the laptop lies at the service center for days.
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Connect an external keyboard. A cheaper alternative but you need to carry the other keyboard all the time.
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Swap the key with other lesser-used keys on the keyboard through registry editing. Nobody except you will like your keyboard 😁. It's DIY and costs nothing. We are moving the functionality from a dead key to another key that you do not use often like
forward slash.
How to change the registry to change delete button functionality with other
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Download
sharpkeyssoftware. Its a freeware. Visit Github Repo -
Asks for admin permission, grant it. It's your personal computer and you want to edit the registry on Windows OS
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Click on the add button & enter key mapping. Note: You cannot swap keys. You cannot use keys reserved for other functions like
print screen.
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Finally write to the registry
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Sign out and sign in on your windows. You should be able to see the new mapping working.
What are the drawbacks of this solution
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The dead key won't work when you are booting.
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If you have multi-OS, you need to find a fix on that OS.