Shift key won't function

You need to restart (to enter in BIOS) your computer to change this.
While first black screen comes Press F2 or del (this may differ in your laptop).

If you post exact type of laptop i can see what bios you have, but you can look for yourself for it.

If a bios screen (may be unknown to you) appear then find Function Key Behavior select Multimedia Key First or Function Key First.

Function Key First

This is the default option. Press any function key to perform the associated function. For multimedia action, press Fn + the required multimedia key.

Multimedia Key First

Press any multimedia key to perform the associated multimedia action. For function, press Fn + the required function key.

use some special function key combination you activate it for output vedio device such key combication start fn key + function key to display output

If the 2 words written on the key are different colour then you might have to press the Fn key + End/prtsc for one of the options. If they are both the same colour then the Shift key + End/prtsc.

The Fn key has the same colour letters as the key which is pressed with it to perform a particular function.

Press the shift key and while holding down the shift key hit the f6 key located above your row of number keys,if that doesnt do it then look for a key on the top row that has a picture of a pad lock.Hope this helps,let me know,Thanks.

try pressing shift key for about 5secs.or go the control panel to change the settings on the keyboard.

I have a Toshiba Satellite 5100, i can slot a screwdriver under the keys and flip them off and rearrange them that way but i am pretty sure that the only keys you can alter through the computer are the Function (Fn) keys.

I suggest that you perform System Restore to restore the Desktop.

NumLock is on. Look for the Fn key in the lower left corner, and lookint in the top right, the NumLock key.

if one key on the keyboard no longer functions, try an external keyboard. It the external keyboard works normally, replace the built in one

Try this:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891894
Assuming all the cabling and internal connections are fine , i would try "Method 3" on the page first.