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Caps Lock making windows inactive Inspiron N5010 (15R)
Hi,
In order to type anything I have to use "Shift" instead of Caps Lock to get capital letterds as using Caps lock means the window I am typing in becomes inactive and I have to click back into the window in order to continue typing, be that on the internet, creating documents, whatever.
Has anyone else come across this and have you found a solution for this?
Thanks in advance.
Quim_16
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December 24th, 2010 05:00
I have an Inspiron N5030 and I'm having the same problem, did you manage to solve it?
pringles85
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December 24th, 2010 11:00
Nope...still waiting for anyone to suggest something to help.
Sorry I can't be of more help.
LizaD
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December 27th, 2010 18:00
Frustrating. Same thing happening here. I'm an extremely fast typist and this CAPS LOCK issue is MOST annoying. Question: if typing in MS Word (or other MS app), which version do you have?
wrkaholic
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January 22nd, 2011 10:00
SOLUTION THAT WORKED FOR ME (Vista 7 home premium OS, Dell Inspiron 15R M501R):
After doing the above, i now hear a beep when i toggle the capslock, but the onscreen notice no longer appears, therefore the focus remains on the active window i am typing in; ie, typing is now contiguous/uninterrupted. As someone pointed out, you lose the constant reminder of a light or other icon being present to tell you which setting is on, but honestly this is no big deal IMO since the moment you strike a key you're going to know which setting is activated. ;)
Also, a little tip, if using MS Word or Excel you can set an option to notify you at the bottom of the screen whether capslock is on or not, a nice feature that works independent from the OS or the laptop software settings.
hth... :emotion-2:
ronjohn78
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May 1st, 2011 04:00
I'm having the same issue, but when I connected to Dell support and installed their software to connect to my laptop it seemed to be working. That's an anomaly not a fix.
NewTexican
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February 9th, 2012 11:00
Thank you! That totally worked on my Inspiron 1545! Losing focus every time I hit the ALLCAPS key has been a real pain, though otherwise I'm very pleased with the computer.. Thanks so much, Wrkaholic.
aruljose
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December 4th, 2013 04:00
This post provides solution for the mentioned problem. Thanks workaholic! :emotion-1: