If the application is frozen, you may see ‘Not Responding’ in the status column next to it. Under the applications tab, a list of the applications and programs currently running will be shown. Step 4: A 'Task Manager' dialogue box will come up on the screen. Choose Task Manager from the list on the screen. Step 3: Once you have pressed Ctrl, Alt and Delete the following screen will come up. (You may have a key saying DEL instead of Delete and they may be in different places depending upon what type of keyboard you have). Step 2: If, after a few minutes, it still hasn’t unfrozen, press and hold the Ctrl, Alt and Delete key at the same time. Step 1: Sometimes your computer will freeze for a short while whilst it carried out a lot of processes, so initially wait… and don’t be tempted to press more buttons or click on the screen, as this can give more tasks for the computer to do and compound the problem. The following points will help you if your computer freezes This guide is for a Windows 10 machine, but is similar in computer with other operating systems. Sometimes it will freeze because it has a fan issue or the CPU (central processing unit) is getting too hot or because you have installed hardware such as a new keyboard or mouse and the software for it is not up to date. Sometimes it can be because a program you are using is not compatible with your operating system or with other programs on the computer.
It may be that there are a lot of programs installed on your computer and the hard drive is starting to get full so that the computer can’t function quickly and you might be asking it to do too much all at the same time. It may be that there are a lot of programs open and it can’t manage to do many different tasks at once. For HP Pavilion laptop, you might unlock the keyboard by pressing the Ctrl + PrntScr keyboard shortcut.Computers can freeze or ‘hang’ for a variety of reasons. If you problem still persists, try to contact your computer’s manufacturer or seek help from their forums. With these troubleshooting tips you should be able to unlock your keyboard most of the time.
Windows will automatically install the default keyboard driver. If you’ve chosen the “ Uninstall device” option, restart your PC.
Right-click on your computer’s keyboard and select either Update driver or Uninstall device. Open Device Manager and expand the Keyboards category. To get your keyboard back to work, you may need to reinstall or update the keyboard driver. The keyboard may become locked due to a faulty or outdated driver. Step 3: Reinstall or Update Keyboard Driver
If your keyboard doesn’t type the correct characters, it’s possible that you’ve turned on NumLock or you’re using a incorrect keyboard layout. To unlock the keyboard, you have to hold down the right SHIFT key for 8 seconds again to turn off Filter Keys, or disable Filter Keys from the Control Panel. Just then, you’ll find that the keyboard is locked and you can’t type anything. When you hold down the right SHIFT key for 8 seconds, you should hear a tone and the “Filter Keys” icon appears in the system tray. If your entire keyboard is locked, it’s possible that you’ve turned on the Filter Keys feature accidentally. Otherwise, it should be a software issue and you can fix it with the steps below. If the issue still exists, it is possible that your keyboard is physically damaged. For external USB / PS2 keyboard, you can connect it to a different computer. Keyboard is locked and you can’t type anything? If you’ve locked the keyboard unintentionally and couldn’t recall how you did it, just follow this troubleshooting tutorial and you should be able to unlock the keyboard on your Windows 10 / 8 / 7 computer.īefore getting started, you have to find if certain keys or the entire keyboard has broken physically.