I have one keyboard plugged in, but 4 different HID Keyboard Device are shown. Why?
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1Open Start, Settings, Devices, Typing . On the Right Side, choose Advanced Keyboard Settings and see if you can remove redundant keyboards.– JohnNov 21, 2021 at 13:04
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@John This is what that looks like for me -- imgur.com/a/JeYj3O2 -- and I can't see such optionality– JaseNov 21, 2021 at 13:23
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1Also try Start, Settings, Time and Language, Language. There are Keyboard settings there that might help. I have used this before but not entirely successfully.– JohnNov 21, 2021 at 13:51
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@John If I right click one of these "HID Keyboard Device" and click "Uninstall Device", will something bad happen?– JaseNov 21, 2021 at 15:40
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1Use care, but it did not hurt a Windows 10 machine I had that had 2 keyboards. Do not try to uninstall the main keyboard though.– JohnNov 21, 2021 at 18:01
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Why not? ;-)
Keyboards (or other input devices) use multiple HID devices for various reasons. On keyboards, multiple devices are often used to make N-key rollover possible without relying on better HID support.
Keyboards are not the only type of input device that present themselves as keyboards. Mouses also often do, especially if capable of keyboard macros.
For example, consider the following:
From top to bottom, it’s a “Das Keyboard” keyboard, a Logitech MX518 mouse and a Logitech G900 mouse. All of them present a keyboard.
answered Nov 21, 2021 at 13:11
