Our dell laptops usually experience a lot of problems on daily basis. There are problems that you can work on them on your own while there are those that require professional assistance. The keyboard form the part of the laptop and many keyboard problems can be annoying; hence it is always important to troubleshoot them before they cause major damage to your laptop or affect you day to day operations. There are many problems that affect laptops, but one problem that causes diverse problems and complications is when the keyboard is locked and you can not even perform any task with the keyboard.

In most case when the Dell laptop keyboard is locked nothing works. A keyboard performs almost every activity but many people argue that, the mouse will help but, it will only offer little help as compared to when you are using both devices.  One problem that may lock you computers keyboard is insufficient memory. If your laptop as a lot of viruses and frozen programs this can also pose as a threat to your keyboard. And if you accidentally combine the keys on your dell laptop, you may also lock the keyboard without knowing. Unlocking your dell laptop keyboard can be a simple and easy to tackle process but it can also be challenging and daunting if you don’t understand the troubleshooting procedure that should be employed.

To begin with, if you find out that the keyboard of you laptop does not respond to any command then you should know that it is locked. This means that the signals that are generated by the keyboard whenever you press a key are not reaching the main computer operating system. The unlocking process is very simple and it is as follows.
• Firstly, you should make sure that the Number Lock or the Function Lock keys on your laptop are not lit. Hence, this can lock out some part of the keyboard. If they are lit, you should press them to unlock the mostly likely locked part of the keyboard.

• You should save all open programs mainly using the mouse. Then you can use the mouse to restart the laptop especially if the computer is not frozen. If this fails, you can turn the laptop off manually. Therefore, if the problem was lack of memory the keyboard may unlock automatically.

• If this does not help, you can shut down your dell laptop using the mouse or power button, but try to avoid restarting the laptop. Alternatively, you can unplug the dell laptop.

• You can also unlock the laptop by removing the battery especially if you were not using the laptop. You can then replace it after a few minutes and check whether the keyboard is working efficiently.

• In addition, you can reconnect the power adapter or the AC cable and start the laptop.

• Lastly, if you find out that the Dell laptop keyboard locked, you can disconnect the keyboard. Then restart you laptop and immediately reconnect the keyboard after the system boot. The operating system will recognize and reinstall you keyboard and you will have unlocked the keyboard successfully. If the problem endures, you can go for professional assistance.