I can't sign in because my Mac book pro keyboard is stuck in all caps even though the caps lock is not pressed. I also notice ABC and keyboard symbol on the upper right hand corner that I don't think was there before.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.6
MAP_AUTHOR wrote:
ABC and keyboard symbol on the upper right hand corner that I don't think was there before.
That is normal and should not affect your ability to sign in, at least if you are English speaking.
Try an external keyboard
Ok I guess that's good to know, but I still have the issue of not being able to sign in. I need to figure out why my keyboard is stuck on all caps. The all caps key is not illuminated and my keys do not appear to be stuck. I cannot even access the apple menu or settings because I cannot sign in.
I had a similar problem with a stuck CMD key. Fortunately (and unnusually for my setups), I had a guest access enabled that doesn't require a password. Using that I was able to enable Sticky Keys (Accessibility | Keyboard | Sticky Keys, and enabled it at login which helped bypass the issue). This might address your issue unless it is actually the caps lock key that is at fault.
That said, today I found a more permanent solution that likely will. I've been using sticky keys for many months, but it is a hassle, and today the CMD key began a more agressive engagement.
I found numerous recommendations for Karabiner-Elements, a free keyboard re-mapper for MacOS. Not only was I able to make the left CMD do nothing, I was able to write that to the default keyboard so that it is disabled at startup. Hopefully, you can make use of this for your situation.
Tried holding the power button to force a restart?
Thx so much for your reply. I tried that. It didn't work.
Thsnk you. I was hoping for another solution because I'm out of the country and don't want to buy an external keyboard at this time
I can't sign in because Keyboard stuck in all caps
