What Prevents the TAB key from Working on Windows?
After receiving numerous reports from multiple users, we decided to investigate the issue and came up with some viable solutions that completely fixed the problem for our users. Also, we looked into the reasons due to which this issue is triggered and listed them below. Now that you have a basic idea of the nature of the problem, we will move on towards the solution. Make sure to implement the solutions in the specific order in which they are provided to avoid conflict.
Solution 1: Checking for Damage
It is possible that the keyboard that you are using might be damaged. Therefore, in this step, we will be checking to see if the problem is software related or hardware related. For that: Note: This combination can be used to replicate TAB function.
Solution 2: Closing TeamViewer
It is a known glitch with TeamViewer that it prevents certain buttons from working if it is active in the background. Therefore, in this step, we will be closing it from the background. For that:
Solution 3: Restarting Computer
In certain cases, the TAB functionality is restored after restarting the computer and this has been confirmed by a lot of users. Therefore, in this step, we will be preventing TeamViewer from launching at startup and restarting the computer. For that:
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