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June 2nd, 2020 12:00

Caps lock light always on

Today I splashed some iced tea on my keyboard and then furiously wiped it away with a napkin, pressing down on lots of keys at once. Now, it my caps lock light is always on, though I can turn the function on and off like normal. 

I suspect I pressed some combination that caused this. Any ideas how to turn it off when caps lock is off? 

  • DELL-Nat M

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    Posted November 8th, 2022 13:00

    Please try the following steps:

    Perform a Hard Reset

    1. Disconnect power adapter from your computer and all other peripherals
    2. Press and hold the power button for 20 seconds.
    3. Turn on your computer and check if the caps lock key is now working.

     Change your Keyboard Settings:

    1. Go to Settings.
    2. Click Time & Language.
    3. Click Language on the left pane.
    4. Scroll down and click Spelling, typing & Keyboard Settings Advanced keyboard settings.
    5. Scroll down again and click Advanced keyboard settings.
    6. Click Input language hot keys.
    7. Then select Press the SHIFT key to turn off Caps lock. Click Apply and OK to save the changes.
    8. If it was selected to Press the SHIFT key to turn off the Caps lock, you can switch it to Press the CAPS Lock key to turn off the Caps lock. Then save the changes.
    9. Then restart your computer, and press the SHIFT key (or the CAPS LOCK key) to turn off the Caps lock and see if it works.

    Don't forget to restart, the restart process is fundamental for this to work.

    If you still need assistance, please contact support by clicking the Get Help Now button located at the bottom right corner of the page. 

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  • aquasprite

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    Posted June 8th, 2020 11:00

    It went away after shutting down / turning back on the next day. Still no idea what I hit but oh well!

  • 99875

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    Posted December 27th, 2020 08:00

    I have the same problem here, how did you solve it?

  • Mary G

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    Posted December 27th, 2020 10:00

    The Key is an On/Off key. Just press it again. The poster turned it off by rebooting. If it doesn't work the keyboard might have problems or you changed KB settings. Try an external KB to test. Search the web for more solutions.

  • aquasprite

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    Posted December 27th, 2020 18:00

    It went away after shutting down/turning back on!

  • 91786

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    Posted May 7th, 2021 00:00

    eVEN iam facing the same issue
  • Kawlick166

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    Posted May 24th, 2021 20:00

    I am having this issue. I have already restrted and it appeared to work until about 2 hours later it's doing it again.

     

  • Lasith

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    Posted June 14th, 2021 00:00

    I have the same issue 

  • vkean72

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    Posted July 17th, 2021 18:00

    Are you using a wireless keyboard ? I think the Cap Lock Light is Off to save battery power. There is a Cap Lock Application to download from Dell website. I am using the KM632 Wireless Keyboard.