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Jean-Alain1
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May 11, 2026

Surface Laptop keyboard problem

Hi,

 I need help for Surface Laptop (7th generation) keyboard issue.

We just received a brand new Surface Laptop (2036 model) from our supplier in France.

At the first start, i choose, in win11 wizard, the "French (Traditionnal, AZERTY)" Keyboard.

The end of wizard and installation went smoothly

But the problem is that when I press certain keys, the caracter that is displayed is wrong.

From A to Z keys it's ok. But some others are wrong. Ex :

  • "!" shows "_",
  • Alt-Gr @ displays tild (~),
  • key "-" "_" displays ")" or "°" (with maj associate).

I check the language, region, keyboard parameters, I see nothing inconsistent.

I've download the Surface Laptop 7 update 26.033.32430.0 msi and installed it. Nothing changed.

I've deleted the 4 keybords in device manager and reboot the Surface. Still the same problem.

I did a factory reset. At the first start, i choose this time the "French (Standard, AZERTY)" keyboard.

Not better... I've download The Surface Diagnostic Tool, but it doesn't help me.

We installed 4 other Surface laptops a few months ago, and we haven't encountered any problems (with the same keyboard).

Does anyone have any idea what the cause of this problem might be? Hardware ? 

Thanks a lot for help.

Jean-Alain

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  • Jean-Alain1's avatar
    Jean-Alain1
    Copper Contributor

    Hi,

    The problem was elsewhere.
    Our supplier delivered a tablet from a distributor located in Belgium.
    Therefore, the keyboard had to be installed with the "French (Belgian)" option.
    So it wasn't a driver or Windows configuration issue.

    I did a reset to factory settings and during the wizard, choose "French (Belgium") in wizard.

    Everything is ok.

    Jean-Alain