If you’re having issues with your Samsung laptop keyboard, like keyboard not typing or keyboard not recognized, don’t worry. We’ll help you fix the Samsung keyboard not working issue.

Try these fixes:

Here are some solutions that have helped people resolve this problem. You don’t need to try them all; just work your way down the list until your keyboard restarts to work.

  1. Restart your Samsung laptop
  2. Modify keyboard settings
  3. Update keyboard driver
Note: the screenshots below come from Windows 10, and fixes apply to Windows 8 and Windows 7.

Fix 1: Restart your Samsung laptop

Since many technical problems can be resolved by restarting, it never hurts to restart your computer/laptop. Often this will be enough to fix the keyboard problem.

If you’re using an external keyboard:

1) Disconnect your keyboard.

2) Restart your Samsung laptop.

3) Reconnect your keyboard.

If this method works for you, you will be able to use your keyboard now.

Fix 2: Modify keyboard settings

If your Samsung keyboard on your laptop stops working, you can try change the keyboard settings in your computer to fix it.

  1. Open the Settings app in your computer (or Control Panel if you’re using Windows 7).
  2. Click Ease of Access (or Ease of Access Center).
  3. Click Keyboard (or Make the keyboard easier to use if you’re using Windows 7).
  4. Disable Filter Keys, or switch off Filter Keys, or uncheck Turn on Filter Keys.
  5. Restart your laptop and check if your keyboard works.

Fix 3: Update keyboard driver

A missing or outdated keyboard driver can cause your Samsung keyboard not working, so you should keep your keyboard driver up to date.

You can manually download the latest version of you keyboard driver from the keyboard manufacturer, and install it in your Windows laptop. This requires time and computer skills.

If you don’t have time or patience, you can do it automatically with Driver Easy.

Driver Easy will automatically recognize your system and find the correct drivers for it.You don’t need to know exactly what system your computer is running, you don’t need to risk downloading and installing the wrong driver, and you don’t need to worry about making mistake when installing.

You can update your drivers automatically with either the FREE or the Pro version of Driver Easy. But with the Pro version, it takes just 2 clicks (and you will get full support and a 30-day money back guarantee).

  1. Download and install Driver Easy.
  2. Run Driver Easy and click the Scan Now button. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers.
  3. Click the Update button next to the flagged keyboard device name to automatically download and install the correct version of the driver (you can do this with the FREE version).
  4. Or click Update All to automatically download and install the correct version of all the drivers that are missing or out of date on your system. (This requires the Pro version – You’ll be prompted to upgrade when you click Update All.)
  5. Restart your computer to take effect.

You can also use Driver Easy to uninstall drivers (Pro version required). This is useful especially when you are trying to remove any driver causing trouble and reinstall it.

Try it again and see if it fixes your keyboard issue.


That’s it, hope this post could help you fix the issue.

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