Keyboard not working correctly in Visual Studio 2022

Chris Davies 125

Running VS2022 17.7.4. Frequently only alpha numeric keys work. All function keys, backspace etc not working. Keyboard works fine in all other programs. Reset Key mapping has no effect.

Kenneth Vasilik 20 Reputation points

2023-10-19T18:01:18.0266667+00:00

I also get this problem. Spontaneously, keystrokes in the editor stop working. It's not that the keystrokes are thrown away entirely, but it seems like a modifier is stuck on that I can't unstick, like ctrl or shift, perhaps. I can fix this by shutting down that instance of VS and bringing it back up again. But, the problem usually comes back in an hour or so. I just had it happen three times in 5 minutes. Very frustrating. I have the latest VS update. All other apps seem just fine. It's just VS.
Hervé 5 Reputation points

2023-11-30T12:14:48.76+00:00

Hello,

I have the same problem, did you solved your problem ?

I also read that the problem can be caused by an extension.

I have the impression that this happens more often after stopping a debug session.
Sven DEVRIESE 5 Reputation points

2023-12-22T08:18:12.3533333+00:00

Same problem here with Visual Studio 2022 (17.8.3)
When it happens it often does after hibernating and waking up again. But not always, it's already happened to me while I'm working during the day. The only thing to do is close VS and start it up again. Happens a couple of times per week.
Gustavo Cantero 0 Reputation points

2024-01-05T15:18:24.83+00:00

I've the same problem with Visual Studio 2022 (17.8.3).
Is there any workaround for this?
Cade Perkins 15 Reputation points

2024-02-15T15:41:11.2966667+00:00

I also have this issue in Visual Studio 2022, v 17.9.0.
Cade Perkins 15 Reputation points

2024-02-15T15:45:23.2233333+00:00

I just submitted a very simple comment saying it also happens in v 17.9.0, but it was flagged as a violation of Code of Conduct! It was a single basic sentence without expletives.
Stephan O'Farrill 5 Reputation points

2024-02-28T17:12:04.63+00:00

me too! Are you willing to fix this, or is it just OK people keep complaining, like all the other bugs in VS and Windows?
Richard Hay 1,341 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-03-01T16:31:49.91+00:00

Cade and Stephan - these were likely just false positives for spam. I have undeleted them.
Knothe, Ralf 1 Reputation point

2024-03-26T13:06:29.2066667+00:00

I think I have the same problem, or at least a similar one. Sometimes all key presses seem to get lost, but actually these happen in a different, non active editor tab. So when I type I sometimes see the asterisk, which indicates unsaved changes, in another tab.

This situations is solved as soon as I switch the tab again.
So my guess would be that when this happens, the view is updated to a new tab, but the old one still has the keyboard focus.
Markus Enberg 26 Reputation points

2024-04-19T06:56:25.7466667+00:00

Same issue here: VS Version 17.9.4.
Ctrl+Tab unlocks the buttons. Note that the alpha characters are working, but not some "special" buttons such as backspace, delete, arrows. My colleague have the same problem. I have further comments: I suspect the issue arise when presing ctrl+tab. It seems like the special characters are sent to the view that the ctrl+tab changed from, and continues changes that view!
kleinstein 0 Reputation points

2024-06-07T06:36:16.6333333+00:00

I have the same Problem.

I am using Visual Studio 2022 Pro Version 17.10.1. And Visual Studio will not get my keystroke '.'

All other keys are working fine. Digits, Alphabets, but not '.'

If this happen, I have to restart my Visual Studio.
MatiasDonsDollerup-4085 5 Reputation points

2024-08-16T12:03:46.95+00:00

Same for me in VS 2022, v. 17.11.0. Usually a restart of VS works. When doing that I get the following message:

Microsoft Visual Studio

Microsoft Visual Studio has detected that an operation is blocking user input. This can be caused by an active modal dialog or a task that needs to block user interaction. Would you like to shut down anyway?

Yes No
Jan Betshammar 0 Reputation points

2024-09-16T12:55:42.43+00:00

VS Enterprise 17.11.3 has the same problem. There is no dialog blocking user input. Just after some time Ctrl key, arrows, backspace etcs stops to work. You can write abc but no ctrl key etc. Restart VS solves the problem.
Steffen Halberg 0 Reputation points

2024-10-08T06:59:55.2533333+00:00

Running Professional v 17.11.4 still the same, as it has been for a long time now!
Reid Miller 0 Reputation points

2024-11-21T00:45:49.03+00:00

I have same problem. CTRL-Tab and CTRL-Shift-Tab are the only things other than alpha numeric keys that work for me. I have restarted Visual Studio multiple times. Only occurred after the most recent update (17.12.1). I'm currently unable to work at all due to this.

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Kevin Drapel 0 Reputation points

2024-01-12T08:43:55.5+00:00

I am running into the same issue and it has been for a long time in VS2022. Right now, I have the arrow keys that are not working at all. Sometimes the tab is not working too. Only way is to restart VS....
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Johan Heyvaert 0 Reputation points

2024-07-19T09:07:41.2966667+00:00

Same problem with 17.9.6. It seems to occur every time (?) after authenticating to Azure DevOps.
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Johan Heyvaert 0 Reputation points

2024-07-19T09:08:56.3933333+00:00

When the problem occurs and I try to close VS it shows this dialog:
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