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Keyboard not working in Firefox, how to fix it?

Windows 10 users reported that their computer keyboard isn't working in Chrome, but it seems this issue is not related only to Chrome. Other internet browsers have this problem also, and now we are going to show you just how to fix problems with computer keyboard in Firefox.


Solution 1 -- Use Windows Key + Shift shortcut


Dell notebook owners noted that their keyboard isn't working in Firefox, and according to them, the difficulty was due to pressing Windows Key + Fn buttons. According to them, you can easily resolve this problem by utilizing Windows Key + Left Shift shortcut. After using this shortcut your computer keyboard should begin working in Firefox again.

Users reported that a different keyboard shortcut can be used to resolve this issue, and based on them, pressing Windows Key + F9 couple times can fix the issues with your computer keyboard in Firefox. We do not know whether this keyboard shortcut works, but you are free to try it.


Solution 2 -- Eliminate the add-ons


Many internet browsers support add-ons which extend their core performance, but occasionally add-ons can cause specific issues. Users reported that they had problems with their keyboard at Firefox, however they were able to mend them by disabling the add-ons. To do that, follow these steps:


  • Open Firefox and click the Menu button in the upper right corner. Choose Add-ons from the menu.
  • Visit Extensions tab, locate the extension that you want to disable and click on the Disable button next to it. Repeat this step for all extensions that are installed.
  • After disabling all extensions, restart Firefox and assess whether the problem was solved.


Solution 3 -- Assess your antivirus software


Antivirus software can sometimes interfere with your software, and it can even cause your computer keyboard to quit working in Firefox. According to users, the cause of this dilemma is Kaspersky antivirus and its Safe Money attribute. After scrutinizing the Safe Money feature in Kaspersky, the keyboard began working again in Firefox.

Bear in mind that almost any anti virus tool may interfere with Firefox, so make sure you temporarily disable all third-party antivirus programs that you have installed. If that does not fix the issue, temporarily remove your antivirus program and check if this fixes the situation.


Option 4 -- Press the Windows Key


Users reported that you can bypass this problem by pressing on the Windows Key in your keyboard. If this doesn't function, press the Windows Key and wait for a couple of seconds. After your keyboard should start operating in Firefox. Remember this is just a workaround, and you'll have to use it every time this issue arises.


Solution 5 -- Reinstall Firefox


If refreshing Firefox did not correct the problem, you might have to reinstall it entirely. To do that, first uninstall Firefox in the PC. You can do that by visiting the Settings app > System > Apps & attributes tab. Select Firefox from the list and click the Uninstall button.

Once you uninstall Firefox, restart your PC. When your computer restarts, download the most recent version of Firefox and install it.
Keyboard that's not working in Firefox is a huge issue, but you can generally resolve this problem by disabling the problematic extensions or by sterile Firefox. If those solutions do not work, feel free to try any other alternative from this article.
What's 403 Forbidden Error and the reason why it happens?


The HTTP 403 Forbidden Error signifies that the accessibility to some specific file/folder you want to access is being refused as a result of consent or because of misconfiguration. To look at this further you want to look at the server logs if you're a system administrator.

Different browsers will display 403 Forbidden Error in various ways. I'm listing few frequent browser mistakes.


  • "403 Forbidden"
  • "Forbidden: You do not have permission to get file/folder with this server.
  • "HTTP 403"


An individual with authentication can simply navigate the documents that were found on his site, where no other person may get it unless he's allowed.

By default, obtaining site files of an individual is prohibited to most users. By way of instance, if any unidentified client/users attempt to get without any statements, it shouts 403 forbidden error.


Permissions of Documents or Directory


The 403 Forbidden error usually means your directory or file doesn't have sufficient permissions, then it will provide you this error. Allow me to show you that the permissions for files and directories. It's 755 for directories and 644 for files. Executable scripts inside the CGI-bin folder should be 755. Pictures, websites, and text documents such as HTML must be 755 or 644.

If the permissions of all directories/files place to 000 afterward there's a prospect of tripping 403 Forbidden error when you get your site.

Occasionally we receive the"403 Forbidden" error, though the permissions and everything is nice. In this circumstance, we will need to inspect the .htaccess record of your site's document root folder.


Allow/Deny Access into Your Website Documents using .htaccess


Web pages are only the documents that you're hosted on your internet server. There are numerous chances to limit the users to get the URLs of your site. You might even limit the end user from accessing the site and can restrict access to several files/folders rather than giving full permissions. There are few choices which can be achieved using .htaccess


  • Have to refuse from anyplace except where you get your site files. It'll take 403 forbidden error when anybody access the site from other IP's.
  • Deny all of the IPS with a couple of exceptions from seeing your site and site files. Here you are able to let few IP's and provides permission to accessibility.
  • Permit all IPS to observe your site and blog files. Here is the default action for every single site.
  • Deny all IP's from seeing".jpeg" documents on a web site. It disallows .jpeg documents to get from everywhere.


Few sites that were authenticated by default and any end user attempt to get with no password it will throw 403 Forbidden Error. Essentially, these settings could be upgraded in .htaccess or else you may set this from the cPanel too.

Let us see the preferences. I'm giving few choices that you are able to upgrade on your .htaccess file.


Deny access to entire website from all IP's except from one (1.1.1.1)


Allow from 1.1.1.1
Deny from all

Deny access to all .html files from all IPS except 1.1.1.1

<FilesMatch ".html$">
Allow from 1.1.1.1
Deny from all
</FilesMatch>

Deny access to all .html, .htm, .txt, .jpg, .jpeg files from all IPS except 1.1.1.1

<FilesMatch ".(html|htm|txt|jpg|jpeg)$">
Allow from 1.1.1.1
Deny from all
</FilesMatch>

Allow access from everywhere except from one IP

Deny from 1.1.1.1