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My Windows 8 machine has recently (in the last couple of months) stopped letting me type special characters with their Alt codes (e.g. holding down Alt and typing 0133 on the numpad should produce an … after releasing the Alt key). Instead, when I try, nothing happens.
This happens with the laptop keyboard and with an external keyboard. When I go into Character Map, it still shows the corresponding Keystroke for the characters as it always has. I get the same result (none) for the three character combinations, too (e.g. Alt+161). I'm using a standard English QWERTY keyboard (this is the keyboard configured in Windows, and English is the only language configured, as well), and haven't had anything that I know of change language or keyboard settings. I've also tried with NumLock on and off.
bdukes
Posted 2014-09-04T17:31:07.183
Reputation: 388
1Verify which keyboards and language packs you have installed and update your question. – Ramhound – 2014-09-04T17:41:05.407
1You need to have numlock on when using the numpad to type alt+number – DavidPostill – 2014-09-04T18:07:06.813
I've updated the question with those details – bdukes – 2014-09-04T21:41:52.460
1you should enter the numbers with number keypad found at the right side of the keyboard, not with the numbers above the keyboard. – living being – 2014-12-27T18:53:54.143