Restart your computer first to fix a locked keyboard; it often solves many problems quickly. Check and clean your keyboard's connections to ensure they are not causing it to lock. Try turning off ...

If you've longed for more flexibility than the simple on/off method most input control/tyke-blocker programs offer, Kid-Key-Lock gives you finer control over keyboard and mouse use. Unlike the ...

With this Windows app, users can lock their mouse and keyboard while staying within the Windows environment. It’s a neat little tool that comes in handy on many occasions. The keys are effectively ...

This is the first reason why your computer keyboard gets locked accidentally. Filter Keys turn on if you press the right shift key for 8 seconds, which of course can happen accidentally. When your ...

Whether you want a full-time Caps Lock key or simply need the keyboard shortcut, here's how to do it. Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been writing about and reviewing them ...

I don't know who needs to hear this, but you should lock your laptop screen every time you step away. Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for ...

August 8, 2007 The loss of a keyboard, mouse or any other cable-attached PC device due to theft could be a considerable inconvenience. Not only is there the cost of replacing the item, but when on the ...

On some computers, the function keys -- the 12 "F" keys at the top of the keyboard -- have built-in secondary functions, like changing speaker volume or monitor brightness. Using the function keys for ...

Is it time to permanently retire the Caps Lock key? Pieter Hintjens thinks so. Hintjens, the CEO of iMatix, has launched the Capsoff organization in a campaign urging hardware manufacturers to ditch ...

Perhaps it should have occurred to me years ago, but it wasn’t until recently that I fully realized that everybody hates something about their computer keyboard. I was in the company of several family ...