Thailand Laptop in the UK.

[NoshowJones]

12 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

I think @Andrew Dwyer (above) has given you the info you need. Seems you may have set your keyboard to UK English, so the Shift/3 key gives the pounds sign. If you go into language settings and choose US English the Shift/3 key will give the # sign.

 

There is no US English in my language settings, my keyboard must already be in US English.

[NoshowJones]

On 5/11/2025 at 3:51 PM, NoshowJones said:

I also have an Asus. That gives me the Pound sign.

 

On 5/11/2025 at 12:10 PM, Kinnock said:

With my Asus bought in Thailand and with a Thai keyboard, but set to US keyboard, Shift and number key 3 gives me the #

There is no US in my language settings.

[Photoguy21]

On 5/11/2025 at 4:30 PM, NoshowJones said:

Does anyone have or did have a laptop bought in Thailand and using or used it in the UK?

I am at present in the UK and cannot get a # on my laptop to sign in for  my password to get my Wi Fi.

On the 3 button there is a # but I cannot get it for the password. Anyone help? 

 

 

Have you changed the keyboard setup? International is the option to normally have but you could inadvertently have changed that. I suggest you check it.

[NoshowJones]

On 5/12/2025 at 5:57 AM, Magictoad said:

This is an example of how Thailand is superior to the UK. Here you would just take the device to Tuk Com and someone would do it for you for a 100 baht.

That is very true. I took my laptop to a computer shop here in Scotland. They took my laptop for about five minutes, told me it is fixed then charged me 20 GBP.

[NoshowJones]

11 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

Have you changed the keyboard setup? International is the option to normally have but you could inadvertently have changed that. I suggest you check it.

I have not changed anything.

[NoshowJones]

On 5/11/2025 at 11:20 AM, gamb00ler said:

If all you did was carry the laptop with you to the UK.... that isn't what has caused your problem.  I suggest you use Windows help to find out which keyboard definition you are using.  Hopefully you can to that without needing WiFi.  You can probably use your phone with WiFi and search google for help with Windows keyboard definition.

Tried that as well.

[Photoguy21]

2 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

I have not changed anything.

May not have deliberately changed anything but it is worth checking just the same.

[NoshowJones]

On 5/11/2025 at 4:42 PM, vinny41 said:

on my keyboard pressing alt and at the same time 35 on the keypad produces #

That doesn't work with me.

[NoshowJones]

On 5/11/2025 at 4:26 PM, Kinnock said:

Do you have UK keyboard set?  I use US keyboard setting and I get hash #

There is no US keyboard setting on my laptop.

[NoshowJones]

On 5/11/2025 at 7:29 PM, SMIAI said:

If you are getting a £ sign when you press Shift + 3, it means that you are using a UK keyboard layout on a US/Thai keyboard.

A U.K. physical keyboard has one more key than a physical US keyboard, as you have just found out. With a U,K keyboard there is a dedicated # key. You'll need to switch back to the US keyboard layout to select Shift + 3.

There is no US keyboard on my laptop. I checked the languages.

[Andrew Dwyer]

Well, the main thing is you got it sorted …… let’s hope you don’t want a £ symbol anytime soon !!

 

Seriously though.

Your keyboard layout is English (United States ) but was set to English ( United Kingdom ) in settings.

Your Scottish IT guy just changed the settings back to English (US).

 

You might not be able to find where he changed it but believe me it is there !

 

 

Here’s a generic example of difference between UK and US keyboard, while you can choose to change the keyboard layout in settings it will give you some strange results, like you experienced.

 

[SMIAI]

Then you'll have to install or just choose the US-International keyboard layout. 

The way to check is to press and hold the Windows key and then the Space key(Windows key + Space key) That, if you have both keyboard layouts installed, will toggle between the languages.

If it doesn't you'll need to install a United States-International keyboard layout and toggle between them as necessary.

Quote

 

To install the US-International keyboard layout on Windows, navigate to Settings > Time & Language > Language. Select your current language, click Options, and then Add a keyboard. Find and add the "United States International" keyboard layout. 

Detailed Steps:

Open Settings: Click the Start button, then select Settings. 

Navigate to Time & Language: Click on Time & language, then Language. 

Select Your Language: Under Preferred languages, choose your current language (e.g., English (United States)). 

Access Options: Click the Options button. 

Add a Keyboard: In the Language Options window, under Keyboards, click Add a keyboard. 

Find and Add: Scroll through the list of keyboard layouts and select "United States International". 

 

 

[UWEB]

One of my Notebooks is an Acer with an installed "one Language only" Software where you can't make any changes for the System Language. If I remember correct you have to decide at time of purchase which Language you want to use. May be the same with OP Laptop?

[SMIAI]

You can change the keyboard language and layout anytime, even if the OS states Single Language.

[NoshowJones]

Everything is fixed now, thanks everybody.

 

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