Question Some keyboard keys are acting like shortcuts ?

[ScarletRaven]

Hello,

I have a Redragon Karura 2 K502 RGB keyboard and as of today certain keys like G, M, alt, down key have started acting like shortcuts every time i press them. When i press them certain browsers open, certain strings get typed in or the alt button now just puts the pc in sleep mode/standby. I cannot find a way to reset the keyboard online or any other solution. I have tested it on several devices and it behaved the same, it is not an OS issue. Will any type of reset help or should i just get a new keyboard ?

 

[zinkles]

Does the same thing happen with each keypress when you tried on different devices?

 

[ScarletRaven]

Does the same thing happen with each keypress when you tried on different devices?

Yes, pretty much

 

[Ralston18]

Have you tried other known working (no shortcut effects) keyboards on your computer.

Have you tried the keyboard on other known working computers? As I understand the post the answer is Yes.

The symptoms suggest a stuck CTRL key,....

Take a look at a list for Microsoft shortcut key combinations and determine if the problem is indeed CTRL or some other key.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/learning-center/windows-keyboard-shortcuts

https://www.windowscentral.com/best-windows-10-keyboard-shortcuts

Many other similar listings can be found.

 

[zinkles]

The symptoms suggest a stuck CTRL key,....

Could be, but it doesn't make strings of text get typed as the OP said

 

[ScarletRaven]

Have you tried other known working (no shortcut effects) keyboards on your computer.

Have you tried the keyboard on other known working computers? As I understand the post the answer is Yes.

The symptoms suggest a stuck CTRL key,....

Take a look at a list for Microsoft shortcut key combinations and determine if the problem is indeed CTRL or some other key.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/learning-center/windows-keyboard-shortcuts

https://www.windowscentral.com/best-windows-10-keyboard-shortcuts

Many other similar listings can be found.

Other keyboards work fine on my devices but the keyboard i mentioned has the issued i have described on all devices.
The letter G on a browser seems to open the google chrome help page. The letter M just in puts a random string of characters, alt turns on sleep mode/standby or something that makes my pc go black screen and idle, arrow keys seem to open calculator, microsoft outlook, minimize windows, open notifications etc.

 

[Ralston18]

If the problems follow the keyboard then the keyboard is probably defective.