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keyboard not working as I cannot input text from keyboard.

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As I try to type the input text into the search bar from the keyboard , nothing gets typed. The keyboard does not seem to be working on firefox latest version 53.0.2. This problem has cropped up only today (15th May 2017) A day before yesterday no such problem existed.. Please help solve the at the earliest.Thanks!

As I try to type the input text into the search bar from the keyboard , nothing gets typed. The keyboard does not seem to be working on firefox latest version 53.0.2. This problem has cropped up only today (15th May 2017) A day before yesterday no such problem existed.. Please help solve the at the earliest.Thanks!

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Some have reported that pressing <F9> and the Windows key simultaneously one or more times has worked to fix issues with the keyboard not working.

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Hi GaneshDatt-19, Are you saying that in Firefox the Keyboard has problems only typing in to the search bar ??

Can you open threads like this and type information ? What about the address bar can you type in to that ? What about from the bookmark star can you type tag names ?

Have you tried Firefox in its safe mode does that help ?

Fred Any further explanation or longer term solution for this F9 issue. It was not something I had noticed. Have you any useful links ?

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John99, That is something I read here some time ago.

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