Solved Keyboard doing strange things with double quote key

[louwin]

I installed 8.1 on my new system but, mistakenly, selected "UK" keyboard with the "pound" sign and @ and " swapped about etc.

I was using an old corded keyboard and mouse because my "good" ones were on my "old" system so when I swapped to US keyboard and noticed the silly things continued to happen I attributed them to the "old" keyboard.

I bought a "cheap" combo but the silly thing continued to happen so I thought I would ask you smart people for help

What happens is - while typing when I press the double quote (beside then Enter key on top of the single quote) nothing shows on the screen. If I now press the space bar then the double quote shows without the "space".

If I press the double quote then the shift/o, for instance I get - Ö (In case it doesn't show) an O with an umlaut.

I remember having this problem YEARS ago (on XP) and do not remember how I fixed it (retired old man here!)

Could someone please tell me how to fix this? It is annoying the **** out of me

I did "Google" this but the solutions appear to be for Windows 7 and not specific to 8.1. I can't see how to remove the "'International" suffix from my US keyboard in 8.1

 

[CountMike]

It's not dependent so much on keyboard itself (as a piece of hardware) as it is on Language settings. If you go to Control Panel / Language you can ad a language in your case, try "English/Australian" and it should change keyboard code. If satisfactory you can remove the first one or put it on top of the list.

 

[louwin]

Thank you CountMike

I couldn't see where to add a language so I added an input method instead but THAT worked.

Thanks for putting me on the right track.

I like your avatar

Okay, found "Add a language" and added English/Australian as suggested....

Thanks again

 

[CountMike]

Thank you CountMike

I couldn't see where to add a language so I added an input method instead but THAT worked.

Thanks for putting me on the right track.

No problem, I was thinking of making it easier, that's all.