My keyboard suddenly started producing completely wrong input. For example, typing "steam" resulted in "sad," and pressing S, A, or D generated different combinations of those letters. Pressing T produced symbols such as %, =, and others, while some keys did nothing at all. Backspace stopped working, although Delete still worked. The behavior changed after restarting, and now pressing Space or Delete sometimes types a ¥ symbol instead. The computer also started controlling video playback, changing the volume, and opening right-click menus. The keyboard may be disconnecting and reconnecting, and even the on-screen keyboard became stuck. Could this be a layout setting, a hardware failure, or something else?
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This sounds more serious than a simple keyboard layout change. A different region normally changes which symbols appear, but it would not usually turn letters into random combinations, trigger media controls, or make the keyboard disconnect. Unplug the keyboard or turn it off, then test with a different keyboard. If the replacement works normally, the original keyboard or its cable, receiver, or internal controller is probably failing.
You can still check the input language and keyboard layout in the system settings, but the constant reconnecting points more toward a connection or hardware problem. Try another USB port, remove any wireless receiver extensions or hubs, replace the batteries if it is wireless, and test the keyboard on another computer. If it behaves the same way there, replace the keyboard. If multiple keyboards show the problem, then investigate drivers, accessibility settings, or recently installed software.
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