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why doesn't my keyboard work with firefox?

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aliciasmora
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i uninstalled then reinstalled the newest version of firefox but i'm still having the same issue- i'm not able to type anything in the url or the google search box.

i am able to type in all other programs on my computer though

i uninstalled then reinstalled the newest version of firefox but i'm still having the same issue- i'm not able to type anything in the url or the google search box. i am able to type in all other programs on my computer though

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Some have reported that pressing F9 and the Windows key simultaneously one or more times has worked to fix issues with the keyboard not working.

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cor-el
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Some have reported that pressing F9 and the Windows key simultaneously one or more times has worked to fix issues with the keyboard not working.

FredMcD
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You may have turned on caret browsing <F7> by accident.

Caret Out {web link} Disables change of the caret browse mode by shortcut key(F7).