The numeric keypad does not work

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Sometimes, number keys on keyboards may stop working, such as the number keys located on the top row of the alphabet keys, the number keys located on the number pad, to the right of the center keyboard and even (in some cases) both. The number keys on your keyboard can stop working for a dozen different reasons, the most common being a hardware problem, a problem with the keyboard drivers or a keyboard configuration anomaly that has rendered the number keys unusable.

This is a known issue in all versions of the Windows operating system, so having a specific version of Windows doesn't leave you susceptible to this problem. Since there are so many possible causes of this problem, there are also so many possible solutions. If the number keys on the keyboard have stopped working, The following are the most effective solutions that you can use to try to solve the problem:

Method 1: unplug the keyboard and connect it to another USB port

Most of the time, This problem occurs because the USB input of the affected keyboard or the USB port to which the affected keyboard is plugged is full of dust, which interferes with the connection between the keyboard and the computer and causes the number keys on the keyboard to turn off. I do not work. If that's the case, all that needs to be done to get rid of this problem is:

  1. Make sure the computer is off and disconnect the keyboard from the computer.

  2. Blow into the keyboard's USB input to remove any accumulated dust.

  3. Insert the keyboard's USB input into a different USB port than the one you previously connected.

  4. Turn on the computer and see if the problem persists or not.

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Method 2: uninstall (and then reinstall) keyboard drivers

  1. Press the Windows logo key + R to open a career

  2. Type devmgmt.msc in the Run dialog and press Enter to start Device Manager.

  3. In Device Manager, double click on the Keyboards section to expand it.

  4. Find and right-click on the keyboard affected by this problem and click Uninstall from the resulting context menu.

  5. Click OK to confirm the deletion.

  6. Once the keyboard and its drivers have been removed, restart your computer.

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When the computer is on, automatically detects the affected keyboard and downloads and installs the latest drivers for it. As soon as the drivers have been successfully installed, check whether the problem has been solved or not.

Method 3: disable the Enable Mouse Keys option in Ease of Access Center

Many people suffer from this problem simply because they have the Enable Mouse Keys option enabled on their computer.. If this is the cause of this problem in your case, all you have to do to get the numbers on your keyboard working again is disable the Enable Mouse Keys option. To do this, it is necessary:

  1. Open the start menu.

  2. Search for »Ease of Access Center«.

  3. Click on the search result titled Ease of Access Center.

  4. Click on Make the keyboard easier to use.

  5. Disable the Enable Mouse Keys option by unchecking the box next to it.

  6. Click Apply.

  7. Click ok.

  8. Close Ease of Access Center and restart your computer. When the computer starts, check whether the problem has been solved or not.

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Note: If you click Make the keyboard easier to use and see that the Enable mouse keys option is already disabled, enable it, click Apply followed by OK, click on Make keyboard easier to use once again, disable the Enable Mouse Keys option, click Apply and then click OK. This should fix the problem if the Enable Mouse Keys option was already disabled on your computer from the beginning.

Method 4: replace keyboard

If all else fails, it may just be a hardware failure, in which case nothing you do can solve this problem (unless you have amazing mechanical skills and can successfully open and repair a keyboard, of course). In such cases, the recommended course of action is to simply drop the offending keyboard and get a new one.

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