Press shift to get @, I get a " Closed

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Hello, 
I have a small problem that sometimes when I press shift to get @, I get a ". The only way I can fix the problem is by Rebooting my PC, then it comes back to normal, so to me I am not sure if it is actually my keyboard, Any ideas what could be causing this?


System Configuration: Windows / Chrome 66.0.3359.181

xpcman · Answer

often this is caused when the Windows keyboard language does not match the physical keyboard. Many laptops have a PFKey combo that changes the language setting. Perhaps you sometimes trigger this change by accident.

xpcman · Answer

This is what happens when you have a US keyboard and keyboard language is set to UK English.   

Main differences between a US and UK keyboard:

    an AltGr key is added to the right of the space bar
    the # symbol is replaced by the £ symbol and a 102nd key is added next to the  
        Enter key to accommodate the displaced #
    @ and ” are swapped
    the ~ is moved to the # key, and is replaced by a ¬ symbol on the backquote (`) key
    the \ key is moved to the left of the Z key
    the Enter key spans two rows, and is narrower to accommodate the # key
    on laptop computers, the | and \ key is often placed next to the space bar

Press shift to get @, I get a "

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