Did you spill a liquid on the keyboard? Try clicking the question key
repeatedly real fast you might have something that is sticky under it. Turn off the computer, then hit the power button to turn it
back on and immediately start hitting the F8 key repeatedly until you see SAFE
MODE. Take the Safe Mode option and let it boot up. Safe Mode will look
different to you, the screen will be darker and the icons bigger, this is
normal. Go to www.google.com and in the search box type:
"download.cnet.com" (without the quotes). Click the link to go
to the site and look on the left side when the site opens up and you will see a
gray area that says FIND SOFTWARE. In the white search box under Find
Software type: "Virtual Keyboard" (without the quotes) and click the
mirror to search. When the search results come back look for FREE VIRTUAL
KEYBOARD. Download and Install it. It's totally FREE. Also
uncheck anything that pops up other than the license agreement during the
download and installation. You only want the Free Keyboard and not the
other junk.
I would say maybe your keyboard is going bad or needs to be reseated,
but most times when that happens it would be more than just the ? key,
it would be some other keys around it.
Try booting in Safe Mode and see if the ? key works.
If the ? key works in safe mode then there might be a virus or infection
that has it. Take the steps above to get into safe mode, but this time
select the Safe Mode With Networking option (this will give you
internet connectivity). When it boots up open up your internet browser
and download and install MalwareBytes.
Go to www.google.com and in the search box type:
"Download cnet Malwarebytes" (without the quotes). Download and
install malwarebytes from the sites download.cnet/malwarebytes. When the
site opens up click on the Green Download button on the left. Do not
click the Red Download button, that's junk. When it finishes installing the Gui
Interface will open up with an offer to Accept a Trial Version or
Decline. CLICK DECLINE you want the totally free version. Run a
QUICK SCAN. As it scans, if it finds infections the number will be in
red. When it finishes scanning, click SHOW RESULTS. A notepad text
document will open up showing you the results. You can close the text
document and go back to the Gui Interface where you will click REMOVE SELECTED
RESULTS. The objects will already be selected for you. When it
finishes removing the objects click ok and it will sometimes reboot your
machine.
If the ? key still does not
work your keyboard might be bad for that one key..Here is a work
around. Download and install the Virtual Keyboard. Anytime you need
the ? key just point and click on the virtual keyboard with your mouse
pointer and it will appear.
You can use it to solve your keyboard problem. Just open up whatever it is you
want to type on such as the web address in an browser, a word document, etc.,
then open the Free Virtual Keyboard and it will sit on top of whatever you were
doing. You can move it around so that it is not in your way also.
try to install luanch manager. you can download it from acer website.
SOURCE: fn key combo for acer aspire 3680 wlan when wireless switch broke
on pressing fn+F1 will give you the details of all the combo keys that you can select find out your one
SOURCE: Fn key is broken
Go to http://www.laptopkey.com/ and order missing key. They have a video guide how to remove and reattach keys. The easiest way i think is to order a new keyboard from ebay for as little as 25$ like i did.
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