I have an Acer computer with Windows 11 and NVDA. I posted a while ago about the fact that I can’t use general windows commands when I’m on a website. For example, hitting enter in a. search field will not do anything, and tabbing through search fields will not do anything. I downloaded the ad on for NVDA that gives you some workarounds. But, this is getting ridiculous. Do you think it would be corrected if I installed a new copy of windows?
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Questions
1. Does this happen with all browsers?
2. Does it also happen with other screen readers like JAWS or Narrator?
Need more info
I definitely need more info on this, but from the OP, it sounds like a keyboard issue? Like, when you go into window settings, if you press enter on the search field, does the inter-key work there? Are you able to input text And such? Or what about something like notepad? Are you able to input an edit text there?
Limited success
I tried narrator and chrome. It certainly opened the page faster than it usually does. I was able to type in form fields, which is what I meant instead of search fields, but hitting enter still didn’t work. I also tried to tab between fields, which did not work. Maybe I need to review the key strokes for narrator. I was able to move around in a document and edit as I needed to. So, can it have something to do with NVDA?
Try loading NVDA without add-ons
As the subject says, try loading NVDA without any add-ons. And then try loading up a website and see how it goes. I am still convinced that it's your keyboard, but we shall see.
there is a bunch of hair on the floor.
nothing seems to work. I switched keyboards to the one that came with the computer, but that didn’t seem to help. A behavior that I didn’t mention is that when you try to correct a mistake while you were in a form field, you can’t do it. It will not delete anything out of form fields. This computer is about to go out the window.
I would consider just factory resetting Windows at this point
I honestly don't know what's going on with your computer. I still think it's a keyboard issue, but if you've tried multiple keyboards, then it's possible that keyboard drivers are missing or corrupt. At this point, I would strongly encourage you to just factory reset your machine.
Best of luck to you.
Possible keyboard weirdness
Just curious, Honest Nan, what keyboard layout/language are you using? & does that agree w/your Windows language? Also, are you using desktop or laptop layout w/NVDA? Specifically, what is your NVDA key?
External Keyboard
Does it happen with external keyboards, if you have any around to try with?