How To Change Your Default Keyboard settings in Windows 7 and Vista

Having problems with your keyboard?

How to change your default keyboard layout within Windows 7 and Windows Vista.

This is a keyboard problem that a lot of non US computer users run into when using a new computer or one that is newly formatted.

Users find that some of the keys on the keyboard don't seem to match what is appearing on the screen in front of them when pressed. The two main keys are the @ and "(2) which switch places.

What is happening is that by default, Windows will setup a US keyboard layout at install which when used on a physical UK keyboard doesn't match up the @ and ".

This is a really quick and easy problem to solve which just requires a couple of settings to be changed within Windows.

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[bobolino20]

well its a good video but hats not my problem ass u can see my space i doing 3 spaces or more insted of 1 can u help me?

[diypcrepairs]

@bobolino20 PM mate ;)

[SmokinMo11]

I need pig-latin.Ya got any options in there for pig-latin? NO! I want my pc to have a country accent. Can ya do that for me?

[diypcrepairs]

@SmokinMo11 PM for you...

[madclown7373]

If your keyboard is already set on United Kingdom on the first place , and you still have the same problem? what would exactly be the solution? kindly pm me please.

[whiteboymcuk]

im having trouble with my keys take the letter * as in *lease or *asta , the zero key dis*lays as / . for keys like the letters i , u , m , l and o i have to *ress the fn key down . can you hel* me *lease its so annoying having to hold the fn key down all the tiem and havign to co*y letters or numbers . thank you in a

dvance

[MrSLayEr021]

Can someone Help me?every time i press the letter "b" button

it always appears like this >> b54 << and also to letter N like this n67

how can i fix this shit problem help plss

[MerkismPredicts]

Cheers mate, much appreciated

[bobolino20]

@HumanFreePlanet :P

[HumanFreePlanet]

@bobolino20 I don't judge you! :-) OK sorry...

[bobolino20]

@HumanFreePlanet LIKE I SAID MY KEYBOARD DIDN'T WORK SO DON'T JUDGE ME BTW I FIXED IT NOW ,,ASS,, YOU CAN SEE!

[bobolino20]

@diypcrepairs fixed it