Considering the fact that my desktop wasn’t running in UEFI mode, I quickly ruled that out as a possible solution.Īt last after a few minutes of searching (and countless attempts at reinstalling drivers), I came across this Microsoft Community entry: I found a number of entries from last year with the initial release of Windows 8.1 however many of them suggested changing a BIOS setting related to UEFI. Ok, on to Bing to search out for possible solutions since all of these systems were working last Friday. So, I grabbed my Windows 8.1 laptop (yes, I have many many devices to test with).
Again, not what I wanted to deal with on a Monday morning. I grabbed my Surface Pro 2 (also running Windows 8.1 Update)… Same issue. Ok, no worries, I have other systems I can use to troubleshoot with. Not exactly what I wanted to deal with on a Monday morning. Windows Key, all individual characters function keys, etc. I sat down and logged in as usual, however, once at my Windows 8.1 Update desktop, the keyboard stopped working.
This morning I came into my office to find myself with a lovely little surprise.
