Open the Control Panel. You can find the Control Panel in the Start menu.
Select the "Keyboard" option. Switch to Icon view by clicking the "View by" link if you can't find it.
Change your repeat settings. You can change how long it takes after holding a key until it starts to repeat, as well as how fast repeat characters appear by using the sliders.
You can test your changes by clicking in the box and then pressing and holding the key.
Change your cursor blink rate. Use the slider at the bottom of the screen to change the speed.
Check your keyboard driver. A faulty driver could be causing issues with your keyboard.
Click the .Hardware tab.
Select your keyboard from the list of devices.
Click .Properties.
Click the .Driver tab.
Click the .Roll Back Driver button.
Method 3 of 5: Changing the Language Settings (Windows)
Open the Control Panel. If your keyboard is not displaying the correct characters when you press keys, your language settings may have gotten changed. If you have the incorrect region selected, your keyboard will act differently. To change it back, open the Control Panel.
You can access the Control Panel from the Start menu. Windows 8 users can right-click on the Windows button and select Control Panel from the menu.
Open the Language settings. How you access this depends on which version of Windows you are using.
Windows 8 - If you are in Category mode, select "Change input methods" under the "Clock, Language, and Region" section. If you are in Icon mode, select "Languages".
Windows Vista and 7 - If you are in Category mode, select "Change keyboards and other input methods" under the "Clock, Language, and Region" section. If you are in Icon mode, select "Region and Language" and then click the "Keyboards and Languages" tab. Click the Change keyboards... button.
Windows XP - select "Regional and Language Options", click the Languages tab, and then click Details....
Select your language. Use the menu to select the default input language you want to use. In Windows Vista and 7, select your preferred language from the "Default input language" drop-down menu. In Windows 8, move your preferred input language to the top of the list.
Method 5 of 5: Troubleshooting a Nonworking Keyboard
Try a different keyboard. Plug another USB keyboard into your computer and see if it works. If the second keyboard works, than something is wrong with the original keyboard. If the second keyboard doesn't work either, then something is wrong with the computer.
Check the connection. If your original keyboard is the problem, there may be an issue with the connection to the computer.
If the keyboard is connected via USB, check that the cable is not frayed and that it is securely plugged into the USB port.
If the keyboard is wireless, ensure that you have the latest drivers installed and that the wireless dongle works. Make sure that the wireless keyboard has fresh batteries.
Replace your keyboard. If all else fails, it may be time for a new keyboards. Keyboards see a lot of physical use, and can fail after a long enough time. If you're using a laptop, replacing the keyboard is a little more involved but doable from home.
So I am wondering if is possible to change the default win 7 virtual keyboard to another customizable virtual keyboard. Your help or thoughts would be appreciated thanks in advance.
Windows 7: Change the default virtual keyboard on login screen
On-Screen Keyboard in Windows 7 can be replaced with other on screen keyboard by replacing the file C:WindowsSystem32osk.exe
(First, need to take ownership Take Ownership Shortcut)
For test purposes I have tried that with freevirtualkeyboard.com and it worked in windows and in Log in screen.
(I would NOT recommend freevirtualkeyboard.com - it goes on it's website each time you start it)
Windows 7: Default keyboard setting in windows 7
How to get default keyboard settings in windows 7 pc?
What do you mean by default keyboard settings ? If you mean the default language (english), you can do that by going to
Control Panel -> Region and Language -> Keyboards and Languages -> Change Keyboards, from there you should be able to change it to English
Yeah that is what i am looking for.
Thanks brreaker
You are very welcome my friend!
Switch between different languages by using the Language bar
Use the Language bar to switch between languages that use different keyboard layouts. When you switch a language by using the Language bar, the keyboard layout changes to the native keyboard for that language.
Use the Language bar when you:
Want to switch between a Latin-based language (English, Spanish, or French) and a non-Latin-based language (Arabic or Chinese).
Want to switch between non-Latin-based languages (Greek or Russian).
Prefer to use native keyboard layouts when typing in different Latin-based languages.
If you only want to type in Latin-based languages, such as English and Spanish, by using the same keyboard layout for all languages, you can use the same keyboard layout to type your text. You can type special characters that are used in different languages, such as é or ñ, by typing in the ASCII characters codes. For more information, see Insert ¢, £, ¥, ®, and other characters not on the keyboard. After you type your text, you can set the proofing language to identify sections of text that are in a different language. For more information on the Language bar, see Language bar (overview).
What do you want to do?
Switch between languages using the Language bar
Where is the Language bar?
Enable a keyboard layout
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Switch between languages using the Language bar
You must enable the keyboard layout for two or more languages in the Windows operating system before you can see and use the Language bar. If you have not enabled the keyboard layouts for the languages that you want to use, enable them now following the steps in Enable keyboard layouts for different languages. In most cases, when you enable a keyboard layout, the Language bar automatically appears in the taskbar or appears on the desktop. If the Language bar does not automatically appear after you enable a keyboard, see the Where is the Language bar? section.
After you have enabled both the keyboard language that you want and the Language bar, open your document and place the cursor in the document where you want to start to type text in a different language.
Click the language icon English keyboard indicator on the Language bar, and then click the language that you want to use.
Keyboard shortcut To switch between keyboard layouts, press ALT+SHIFT.
Note The English keyboard indicator icon is an example; it shows that English is the language of the active keyboard layout. The actual icon shown on your computer depends on the language of the active keyboard layout.
If you have set up more than one keyboard layout for a single language, you can switch between layouts by clicking the keyboard layout icon Sample Language bar keyboard indicators on the Language bar, and then clicking the keyboard layout that you want to use. The name on the indicator changes to reflect the active keyboard layout.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 to switch between different languages.
Tip You can see the language of the proofing tools the program is using by looking in the program's status bar. The status bar is only available in the following Microsoft Office programs: PowerPoint, Visio, and Word. To turn on this option, right-click the status bar Status bar, and then click Language. When this option is turned on, you can click this segment of the status bar to show the Language dialog box and set the language of the selected text.
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Where is the Language bar?
In most cases, the Language bar automatically appears on your desktop or in the taskbar after you enable two or more keyboard layouts in the Windows operating system. You cannot see the Language bar if it is hidden or only one keyboard layout is enabled in the Windows operating system. For detailed information about how to enable keyboard layouts, see Enable keyboard layouts for different languages.
If you don't see the Language bar, do the following:
Check to see if the Language bar is hidden
In Windows 7
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
Under Clock, Language, and Region, click Change keyboard or other input methods.
In the Region and Language dialog box, click Change keyboards.
In the Text Services and Input Languages dialog box, click the Language Bar tab.
Language Bar tab
Under Language Bar, check if the Hidden option is clicked. If it is, click either Floating on Desktop or Docked in the taskbar. If Floating on Desktop or Docked in the taskbar is already clicked, see Enable a keyboard layout.
In Windows Vista
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
Under Clock, Language, and Regional Options, click Change keyboard or other input methods.
In the Regional and Language Options dialog box, click Change keyboards.
In the Text Services and Input Languages dialog box, click the Language Bar tab.
Language Bar tab
Under Language Bar, check if the Hidden option is clicked. If it is, click either Floating on Desktop or Docked in the taskbar. If Floating on Desktop or Docked in the taskbar is already clicked, see Enable a keyboard layout.
In Windows XP
Click Start, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
Click Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options, click Regional and Language Options, and then click Add other languages.
In the Regional and Language Options dialog box, click the Languages tab, and then click Details.
In the Text Services and Input Languages dialog box, click the Language Bar button.
On the Language Bar Settings dialog box, check if the Show the Language bar on the desktop is selected. If the optio