Ctrl-Alt-Del and Alt-Tab Not Working Windows 7

Epyon · 23 Sep 2010 at 13:06

Hey guys,

I'm having an issue with my Windows 7, basically I cent use the aforementioned hot keys, nor can I use alt-' to produce the ¦ key. I really dont understand what could have caused this as I have done all kinds of scans. I might just have to reformat ....

I thought it might have been evernote but when I uninstalled it the problem persisted.

Any ideas at all before I blat everything?

Epyon · 23 Sep 2010 at 15:35

The keyboard language seems normal. It's a laptop ... how do I check the keyboard is fine? No hot keys with alt work ...

Epyon · 23 Sep 2010 at 18:22

Alt doesn't work on any application, tried using compressed air and even vaccum (lost the backspace key in the process). I might look into buying a new keyboard or even a new laptop at this rate.

Epyon · 25 Sep 2010 at 14:00

Used the on screen keyboard to see key presses and alt didn't work, so I ordered a new one off eBay and placed it in the laptop ... all is good

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Thanks for your help guys.