If the enter key of your Macbook Pro or Macbook Air device no longer works, several solutions are available to you to overcome this problem. Indeed, it is common that your Apple device encounters issues with a buggy Trackpad or several keys that no longer work, that remain blocked or that work poorly. When it comes to the key Starter, the key Majuscule or the key Space, this is very problematic because these are keys that we use very frequently. You will find in this article the different steps to follow in order to solve this problem of keys that no longer work correctly. Good reading!
If the enter key does not work, reset the keyboard of your Macbook Pro or Macbook Air device
Your Mac keyboard may not be recognized and therefore not work when you start your computer. It is quite possible that you have inadvertently turned on an option that changes how the keyboard works on your Macbook Pro or Macbook Air device. In this case, here are the steps to follow:
- Go to the menu Apple (the little black apple at the top left of your screen).
- Click on System Preferences
- Push the button Accessibility
- Click on Keyboard
- Select Home
Then make sure that the functionality Slow touches be well disabled. In the event that the functionality Slow touches is activated, you must then press the Starter (since it is our faulty key) and hold it down for a few seconds (about 20 seconds) so that it is recognized. If it was the key Space or the key Majuscule, it would have been necessary to keep these keys pressed in order for them to be recognized.
Here are the following verification steps:
- Go to the menu Apple (the little black apple at the top left of your screen).
- Click on System Preferences
- Click on Accessibility
- Press Pointer control
- Select Other control methods
Now ensure that the functionality Mouse Keys be well disabled.
Now for the last check:
- Go to the menu Apple (the little black apple at the top left of your screen).
- Click on System Preferences
- Select Keyboard
- Click on Input method
- Now select Display the Input menu in the menu bar
- Open the menu Capture
Now check that the desired keyboard layout is selected. If ever the touch Starter is simply blocked, you will find in this article all the steps to follow in order to remove and then reposition the button in question so that it functions correctly again.
What if the Eject Disk key or the Caps Lock key does not work?
In case the key Disc ejection or the key Caps Lock do not work, you will have to try to keep pressed for about 20 seconds on these. Indeed, these are keys that react with a slight delay compared to other keys on your built-in Macbook keyboard. You must keep the eject button pressed until theeject icon appears on the screen of your Macbook Pro or Macbook Air device. For the key Caps Lock, keep it pressed until the pilot light button lights up.
