How to reset keyboard settings

Video: How to reset Keyboard settings to default in Windows 10

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Steps
Method 1 of 5: On Windows
Method 2 of 5: On Mac OS X
Method 3 of 5: How to reset the language settings in Windows
Method 4 of 5: How to Reset Language Preferences in Mac OS X
Method 5 of 5: How to Reset Apple Wireless Keyboard Settings
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This article will show you how to reset keyboard preferences on a Windows and Mac OS X computer. To do this, you can restore the keyboard preferences to their default settings. You can also change the language setting if the keyboard does not have certain characters.

Steps

Method 1 of 5: On Windows

Open the start menu and in the search bar type device Manager... This will search for Device Manager, which you can use to reset your computer accessories.

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- If the keyboard does not allow you to enter a program name, scroll down, click the Windows folder, click Control Panel, open the View menu and select Large Icons (instead of Category), and then click Device Manager.
2 Click "Device Manager" . It's at the top of the Start menu.
3 Scroll down and expand the section Keyboard. To do this, click on the icon to the left of Keyboard.A list of keyboards connected to your computer will open.
4 Select the keyboard you want to reset. To do this, click on the keyboard name.
- Here you can also highlight the wireless keyboard.
5 Click on the "Delete" icon. It looks like a red X at the top of the window.
6 Click on Yeswhen prompted. The keyboard is removed from Device Manager.
7 Click Update Hardware Configuration. It's a monitor-shaped icon in the upper-right side of the Device Manager window. The keyboard will reappear in Device Manager.
8 Highlight the keyboard again. To do this, click on the keyboard name.
9 Click on Update Drivers. This rectangle icon with an upward-pointing arrow is at the top of the window.
10 Click on Automatically search for updated drivers. This is the first option in the pop-up window. Windows will begin looking for new keyboard drivers.
11 Install new drivers. If new drivers are available for your keyboard, they will be installed automatically.
- If there are no new drivers, click Close in the lower right corner of the window when prompted.
12 Reboot your computer. Open the start menu, click on the icon , and then click Restart. When the computer restarts, the keyboard settings will be reset.

Method 2 of 5: On Mac OS X

1 Open the Apple menu . Click on the Apple logo in the upper left corner of the screen. A dropdown menu will open.
2 Click on System settings. It's near the top of the drop-down menu.
3 Click on Keyboard. This keyboard-shaped icon is at the bottom of the System Preferences window.
4 Click on the tab Keyboard. It's in the upper left corner of the window.
5 Click on Modifier keys. It's in the lower-right side of the window.
6 Click on Default settings > OK. It's in the lower-left corner of the window. All modifier key settings (for example, keys ⌘ Command).
7 Go to the tab Text. It's at the top of the window.
8 Select the keyboard shortcut you want to remove. Click on the keyboard shortcut on the left side of the window.

Click on -. This button is below the list of keyboard shortcuts. The selected combination will be deleted.

On a note: do this for each keyboard shortcut you want to remove.

1 Click on the tab Keyboard shortcuts. It's at the top of the window.
2 Click on Default settings. It's in the lower-right corner of the window. The default text keyboard shortcuts will be restored.
3 Reboot your computer. Open the Apple menu, click Restart, and then click Restart when prompted. When the computer restarts, the keyboard should work fine.

Method 3 of 5: How to reset the language settings in Windows

1 Open the start menu . Click on the Windows logo in the lower left corner of the screen.
2 Click "Options" . Click the gear-shaped icon at the bottom left of the Start menu.
3 Click on Time and language. This clock-shaped icon is in the middle of the screen.
4 Go to the tab Region and language. It's on the left side of the page.
5 Choose language. Select the language you want to remove.
6 Delete the language. Click Remove under the highlighted language.
7 Change the default language. Select the default language and then click Use as default.

Method 4 of 5: How to Reset Language Preferences in Mac OS X

1 Open the Apple menu . Click on the Apple logo in the upper left corner of the screen. A dropdown menu will open.
2 Click on System settings. It's in the drop-down menu.
3 Click on Language and Region. You will find this option at the top of the System Preferences window.
4 Select the language you want to remove. Do this in the left pane of the window.
5 Click on -. This button is located below the list of languages. The highlighted language will be deleted.
- The first language in the list is the default language. To change this language, drag another language to the first line of the list.

Method 5 of 5: How to Reset Apple Wireless Keyboard Settings

1 Turn off the keyboard. On the keyboard, press and hold the power button for at least three seconds.
2 Open the Apple menu . Click on the Apple logo in the upper left corner of the screen. A dropdown menu will open.
3 Click on System settings. It's near the top of the drop-down menu.
4 Click on Bluetooth. This icon located in the middle of the System Preferences window.
- If Bluetooth is turned off, click Turn Bluetooth On on the left side of the window.
5 Press and hold the power button on your keyboard. Do not release the button when the keyboard turns on.
6 Select a keyboard. While holding down the power button, click on the keyboard name in the Bluetooth menu.

Release the power button when prompted for a code. When the system asks for the pairing code of the devices, release the power button.

On a note: If you do not need to enter a pairing code and the keyboard is automatically connected to your computer, release the power button and skip the next step.