PS / 2 keyboard settings in Windows

The keyboard settings play one of the mostsignificant roles when working with the entire computer system. Who, as not gamers, know that the purpose of keys can depend on the convenience of managing a character or event in a modern computer game. But let's digress from the games and consider the keyboard settings from a common point of view, based on the capabilities of Windows operating systems and some additional tools. Actually, there is nothing complicated here.

Keyboard Settings (Windows): Basic Settings

In considering this issue, for the most part, we will be interested in several basic parameters. And the very first thing you should pay attention to is the type of keyboard you are using.

Today in the market of such devices can be foundquite a lot of non-standard models, which are fundamentally different from conventional keyboards, although they correspond to the unified PS / 2 connection standard (meaning their use on PC computers).

Typically when installing the operating systemThe keyboard settings are automatically set as parameters, which will be used by default. To change them during the installation of the system, you can only at the level of adding a language or the initial change of regional standards in the form of time zone parameters, used monetary units, etc.

But many users do not like the initial settings, because they do not meet the requirements for a comfortable switching between languages ​​and layouts, not to mention the consoles of computer games.

Customize keyboard layout and language

The first step in the configuration is toUse the standard "Control Panel", which selects a section of languages ​​and regional standards. The panel itself, depending on the version of the operating system, can be called through the main menu "Start", although in Windows 10 to do it is quite problematic. Therefore, it is recommended to use the "Run" console, in which the control command is simply written.

Consider the questions of adjusting the keyboard based onWindows 10. After calling the language section from the "Control Panel", the user immediately sees the installed language and layouts. You can add or delete them. Separately, it is worth noting the new possibility of redeploying the selected language up or down. This allows you to change the switching between the selected mode from one language to another in the sequence that is set by the user.

How do I add and remove a language or layout?

Actually, when adding a language, you can simultaneously use and install the appropriate layout.

As a rule, for English, you needto apply the meaning of the United States, since it is the American variant that is, so to speak, international. The layout is usually called QWERTY, which corresponds to a sequence of standard characters on any PS / 2 keyboard. Note that in Apple laptops it can differ quite strongly and not contain keys or symbols familiar to Windows users like Fn, Ctrl, Shift, Win, etc. For Slavic languages, the Russian layout can not be changed.

Change shortcut keys

By default in Windows (almost allversions), the keyboard keys are set up so that switching between languages ​​or layouts is done using a combination of the left Alt key and the Shift key. For many, this combination is not very convenient (especially for those who worked with the first versions of Windows, where the default switching was set to the combination Ctrl + Shift).

To set your own parameters, youcall the language menu, go to additional options and use the hyperlink to change the keyboard shortcut (in earlier versions of Windows, a special button is provided for this). In this case, the adjustment of the keyboard on the laptop is no different from the actions performed on standard PCs.

Testing the keyboard for faults

Now about one more important moment. If someone does not know when there are suspicions about the occurrence of malfunctions, the keyboard settings can be checked in the simplest software way (you do not even have to test the contacts unless the device itself is completely out of order).

For the test, you can use the on-screenKeyboard, which is called from the main menu "Start" through the accessibility section. Here everything is simple: when you press a certain key on a conventional keyboard, the corresponding key of the virtual keyboard changes color, which indicates that the button is OK. If there is no change, this is a clear sign of a breakdown.

Key Reassignment

But in this case nothing particularly catastrophicno. You can simply reassign keys. For example, a button of a letter or a function key does not work. For reassignment, you can download the simplest applets, such as SharpKeys or MapKeboard. Otherwise, you will have to use the Registry Editor to edit the Keyboard Layout parameter. The process is quite complicated, especially since the very issue of changing the keys on a standard PS / 2 keyboard or some other that is radically different in layout can be taken out in a separate topic. And if you take multimedia or game keyboards, here, as they say, the work - no end.

But on the whole, summarizing all of the above,It should be noted that the basic settings of the keyboard are not particularly difficult for anyone to call. If there are any problems, first check the process ctfmon in startup (it is responsible for switching languages ​​and layouts). If it is deactivated, and the language bar in the system tray may not be displayed.