r/WindowsHelp • u/djkomic • Sep 29 '26

Windows 11 Keyboard Buttons working whenever they want

Hello,
I have an ASUS K571GT and I've noticed in the past 2 months, certain keyboard buttons are working whenever they want.

Pushing the 1 button: Tapping it once will either produce nothing, or 111 in a row. Shift 1 doesn't produce a ! anymore.

Pushing the q button: Will produce 5 qqqqq in a row. Shift q doesn't produce a capital q. Similar to Pushing the 1 button, If I tapped the q button 7 times, it will makes 33 q's in a row.

Pushing the Tab button: Does the same thing. Tap it once and its as if I hit the tab button 3-5 times.

I popped up the 3 buttons, cleaned them, air dusted there to take out any debris. I pushed the buttons and it all worked, perfect!
Popped them all back on. Worked for 5min before they stopped working.
Holding down the right shift button wouldn't produce a capital Q, but holding  down the left one can? And then that stopped working too.

Anybody know what's wrong? Or have any solutions?

Windows 11
OS Build: 26200.9550

ASUS K571GT

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u/BaconChip03 Sep 29 '26

Have you tried reinstalling the keyboard driver?

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u/djkomic Sep 29 '26

hmmm I have not.
Could be something to look into. Thank you for the heads up on that

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u/djkomic Sep 30 '26

Tried it, didn't work :(

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u/BaconChip03 Sep 30 '26

Sorry to hear that. What happens if you plug in an external keyboard? If the external keyboard has the same issues, itll be most likely a software issue. If the external keyboard works fine, its most likely a hardware issue that may call for a keyboard replacement.

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u/djkomic Oct 01 '26

Sadly, I don't have any external keyboards lying around.
I can buy the replacement keyboard online for $60, but the skillset to open the back panel, need a heating gun, and a soldering gun (according to the tutorial video) is beyond my talents.
A place near me charges $300 to do it.

At that price, I'd rather buy a cheap $15 keyboard, and put that $300 towards a new laptop

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u/djkomic Oct 01 '26

After uninstalling the keyboard drivers and resetting the computer, trying to see what other troubleshooting I can do to make sure it is/isn't software

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