OverrideKeyboardSubtype

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\i8042prt\Parameters

Data type Range Default value
REG_DWORD 0x0 - 0xFFFFFFFF 0x0

Description

Specifies the OEM-dependent keyboard subtype. You can add this entry to the registry to correct an error in the keyboard subtype detected at startup.

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Unlike some entries in this subkey, this entry remains in the Parameters subkey and is read from this location even after a keyboard is installed.