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LDela Author

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Keyboard issues -some keys not showing

Since upgrading to Catalina several weeks ago, I am seeing constant issues with typing. The "K" key is one of the worst offenders, but other keys skip and leave blanks or just record the next letter in a sentence. Using default Apple blue tooth keyboard, USB and wireless have same result. ANSI wired keyboard works more reliably. I reset the PRAM last night and it made no difference. I can't type anything without fixing each affected word. Some typing issues existed prior to the Catalina upgrade, but Apple tech was unable to identify a problem.

What causes this and how to fix?

iMac 27" 5K, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jan 24, 2020 3:06 PM

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rkaufmann87

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Posted on Jan 24, 2020 3:43 PM

Please reset the SMC several times with all external peripherals disconnected. The reason to do it several times is a SMC may not always work the first time and you want to give it an adequate chance. Instructions are in SMC Reset

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