Windows 10 keeps swapping my keyboard layout

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We understand how you feel about the situation. We're sorry for the trouble.

Before we proceed, I need more information to help you better, hence answer few questions.

1. What is the make and model of the computer?
2. Ask to check if the issue occurs when using an external keyboard?

You may follow the steps provided below and check if it helps to resolve the issue.

Method 1

Run a hardware troubleshooter.

To run a hardware troubleshooter. 
a) Type troubleshooting in the text box.
b)  Select Troubleshooting.
c)  Click on view all and select the Keyboard from the list.
d)  Click next and follow the on-screen instructions.
If the issues persists please refer method2

Method 2

Install the latest driver for keyboard in compatibility mode.
Refer the topic called how to install drivers Using Compatibility Mode to Resolve Driver problems from the link below.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki/insider_wintp-insider_devices/how-to-install-and-update-drivers-in-windows-10/a97bbbd1-9973-4d66-9a5b-291300006293 

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Hi thanks for replying,

When I go on to Windows updates all it shows is updates for Microsoft office and no drivers for my PC. My keyboard is nothing special, because it's my laptop's internal keyboard and my desktop PC has a Microsoft wired keyboard and it installed 'Microsoft keyboard and mouse center'. This problem occurs when I put my PC to sleep mode (e.g closing the lid) and turn it back on and I tried looking for the Hardware troubleshooter and I couldn't find it. I went on to devices and printers and right clicked my pc and click troubleshoot. It said nothing is wrong with my PC. I looked at my keyboard on Device manager and it's a Standard PS/2 keyboard and it's driver is from Microsoft from 2006. I tried a wired keyboard on my laptop and it didn't make a difference. Also when I look at my keyboard layout when it is like this, it says it UK when it isn't.

My laptop:

Lenovo IdeaPad z585

AMD A10-4600M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics  @ 2.30Ghz (Quad core)

8GB of RAM

AMD Radeon HD 7660G + HD 7600M Dual Graphics (2GB)

My desktop:

Dell Dimension C521

AMD Athlon 64 X2 36000+

3GB of RAM

AMD Radeon HD 5040

Hi, I've had a similar issue but stranger.

Windows 10 upgrade worked fine and I have four accounts on my computer (which is a modern dell 6 months old). I had the Start menu critical error problem on one of the accounts and tonight I deleted that account and then restarted it.

The critical error problem is resolved but the " and @ keys are reversed (from UK standard to US standard). Obviously, I made sure the settings reflected that we needed a UK keyboard and (as suggested by the machine) sign out and in again, to no avail.

I've deleted the US keyboard and still these signs are reversed.

Thanks

Save your work and close any open programs

Go to Control Panel/Language

Click "Advanced Settings" on the left hand side

Under "Override for Windows display language", Where it says "Use language list", select English (United Kingdom)

Same for "Override for default input method"

Follow the prompt to log off

Should be fixed...

Greenstair

Save your work and close any open programs

Go to Control Panel/Language

Click "Advanced Settings" on the left hand side

Under "Override for Windows display language", Where it says "Use language list", select English (United Kingdom)

Same for "Override for default input method"

Follow the prompt to log off

Should be fixed

Save your work and close any open programs

Go to Control Panel/Language

Click "Advanced Settings" on the left hand side

Under "Override for Windows display language", Where it says "Use language list", select English (United Kingdom)

Same for "Override for default input method"

Follow the prompt to log off

Should be fixed

This worked for me.  Thank you so much.  Was tearing my hair out!

Chris

Yeah, thanks. After a few week and double checking the settings, it stopped happening. I am not to sure if it was something to do with my laptop locale settings being set to US, even though I changed it to UK in Windows 8.1 or a buggy build of Windows 10.

Anyway, thanks for the help! ;)

the latest Windows update seems to have  'forgotten' Enlish [UK].  I had to download the English [UK] language pack [Link available from Control Panel Language settings].   After a reboot, my pc is back to being English English.  :-)

Did all the above and it still hasn't worked. """""" These should be @ signs!!

Any other clues?

I don't seem to have the problem any more with " being replaced by @ or vice versa.  But occassionally I do have an issue where my " key doesn't make inverted commas appear, instead it will cause the next character I type to be accented.  For example if I'm trying to type "come along", it will sometimes end up being çome along.

The way to fix it, which is even stranger, is by left-clicking on the "ENG" symbol on the right side of my taskbar, and choosing my default language again (in my case English - Australia), even though it's already selected.  Then my inverted commas go back to normal for a couple of days.