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I have an older Asus Laptop that I reformatted and installed Unity. First time using Linux. Got the OS installed pretty easily and it seemed to be working fine. I was poking around with the settings trying to familiarize myself with everything. I think I may have accidentally disabled sticky keys or some other keyboard setting that affects the Shift and Alt keys. The problem arose when I forgot to reset the setting to default before I powered down for the evening. That laptop has I BIOS admin password that requires special characters so I can't input it with out those keys. I tried using a USB keyboard to check if it was a mechanical problem. Same issue. Is there anyway to fix this without taking apart the laptop and resetting the CMOS or NVRAM? Thanks for any help y'all can provide.

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  • You have two keys each for SHIFT and ALT (one on the right and one on the left). Have you tried using the other SHIFT and/or the other ALT key? Regardless of how it was disabled, if it's having an effect when the OS isn't running, then there's usually some type of hardware switch and/or key combo you can use to toggle the setting. What is the specific make and model?
    – mchid
    May 26, 2023 at 20:16
  • Although if it's the sticky keys problem, then open your system settings by clicking on the upper right hand corner of your desktop and then select System settings. Accessibility settings are under Universal Access (near the bottom of the popup window) — sticky keys is under the Typing tab. So System Settings > Universal Access > Typing > Sticky Keys.
    – mchid
    May 26, 2023 at 20:22
  • Asus Q534UX. Can't access setting cause I'm locked out at the bios password. All of the alt and shift keys are not responding.
    – Zakk926535
    Jun 1, 2023 at 0:05
  • These are the Ubuntu settings. Unless you need BIOS to access Ubuntu.
    – mchid
    Jun 1, 2023 at 2:40
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    Guess there weren't any special characters. Rookie mistake. Thanks for all the help. You rock!
    – Zakk926535
    Jun 1, 2023 at 22:27

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Reset to default
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According to this thread on the ASUS ROG forum, the ASUS BIOS password should not contain special characters.

So, for example, if your password is 1234@56789, try 123456789 instead.

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