"Uninstall" ASWKBD.sys to solve non-functioning built-in keyboard

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ASWKBD.sys is buggy. I have (had) an intermittent problem where the KB on my new Acer Aspire V7 (Win 8.1) would not work - with the exception of the Fn+F9 and the Vol and Brightness controls. After a LOT of searching -- I found the problem/solution in another forum and I am including a synopsis here: "... Use regedit.exe to search for "aswKbd" and delete the string "aswKbd" ONLY and nothing else!!! After that, use Unlocker to rename aswkbd.sys in the windows/system folder to aswkbd.old. Reboot. Problem solved.

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Hi!
Same problem here: win7, unsigned AVAST driver causing touchpad and keyboard to freeze.
Isn't there another way? Something like ... a signed driver?

Thanks, Christoph

[bob3160]

Hi!
Same problem here: win7, unsigned AVAST driver causing touchpad and keyboard to freeze.
Isn't there another way? Something like ... a signed driver?

Thanks, Christoph

I suggest that you start your own topic with full details. Resurrecting a topic from 2014
makes no sense since meany things have changed since then.