Windows 10 At-sign/single-quote key becomes almost dead (will only produce repeated outputs) when switching from US to UK keyboard layout

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Derek Dongray

I've been using an external US keyboard with my HP laptop running Windows 10 (21H1) for some time. The laptop itself has a UK layout. I recently bought a UK layout keyboard and decided to switch over. The at-sign/single-quote key (@/') works fine when US keyboard layout is selected, although it actually produces double- and single-quote ("/'). However, when I switch to UK keyboard layout, the key doesn't respond to single presses, but will produce a string of at-signs or single-quotes if held down.Switching back to the US layout reverts to the key working normally again - single touch produces

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