What is ‘WASD and Arrow Keys switched’ issue in Windows 10?
In this post, we are going to discuss on How to fix WASD and Arrow Keys switched Windows 10. You are provided with easy steps/methods to resolve the issue. Let’s starts the discussion.
‘WASD and Arrow Keys switched’ issue:
W, A, S and D keys on keyboard or WASD keys are set of four keys on a keyboard used as directions to control certain games. W, A, S, and D represents up, left, down, and right, respectively. These keys combinations are used to play various popular games on Windows 10/11 computer with ease. However, several users reported they faced WASD and Arrow Keys switched issue on their Windows 10/11 computer when they tired play games using WASD keys.
The possible reasons behind the issue can be the keyboard USB 3.0 incompatibility issue, alternate keys are enabled in settings, malware or viruses infections in computer, issue with keyboard hardware and its connection, and other issues. It is possible to fix the issue with our instructions. Let’s go for the solution.
How to fix WASD and Arrow Keys switched Windows 10?
Method 1: Reconnect your keyboard
One possible way to fix the issue is to disconnect your keyboard from computer and then connect into correct port of computer. So you can try this method and make sure you connect your keyboard to correct & compatible USB port of computer like USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 according its compatibility.
Method 2: Run Keyboard troubleshooter
You can run keyboard troubleshooter in computer to fix the issue.
Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ app in Windows PC via Windows Search Box and go to ‘Update & Security > Troubleshoot’
Step 2: Find and select ‘Keyboard’ troubleshooter, and click ‘Run the troubleshooter’ and follow on-screen instructions to finish troubleshooting and once finished, check if the issue is resolved.
Method 3: Update keyboard driver
You can update keyboard driver to latest & compatible version can resolve the issue.
Step 1: Open ‘Device Manager’ in Windows PC via windows search box and expand ‘Keyboards’ category
Step 2: Right-click on keyboard driver and select ‘Update Driver’, and follow on-screen instructions to finish update. Once updated, restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved.
Download or reinstall keyboard driver update in Windows PC [Automatically]
You can also try to update all Windows drivers including keyboard driver using Automatic Driver Update Tool. You can get this tool through button/link below.
Method 4: Disable alternate keys settings
This issue can be occurred if you trigger alternate key settings by mistake and you will get no warning or notification. In such case, there are some other commonly used key combinations that may get you out of the issue like ‘Fn + Esc’, ‘Fn + Left’ key.
Method 5: Using AutoHotKey to remap the arrow keys
You can use AutoHotKey utility and create the script that will remap the arrow keys in order to fix the issue.
Step 1: Visit ‘https://www.autohotkey.com/download/’ page to download AutoHotKey installer
Step 2: Open AutoHotKey installation executable and follow on-screen instructions to install it in computer and click ‘Express Installation’ if you want to speed up the process
Step 3: Once installed, right-click on empty space on desktop and select ‘New > AutoHotKey Script’ and name the script
Step 4: Right-click on created script and select ‘Edit Script’, and copy & paste the following code in newly created .ahk document
a::left
s::down
d::right
w::up
q::Numpad0
c::a
XButton1::alt
~capslock::Suspend
~capslock UP::Suspend
`::Suspend
^!z:: WinSet, Style, -0xC40000, a
WinMove, a, , 0, 0, % A_ScreenWidth, % A_ScreenHeight
Step 5: Save the code in your code editor and close it
Step 6: Now, double-click on created script to run, and once finished, check if the issue is resolved.
Conclusion
I hope this post helped you on How to fix WASD and Arrow Keys switched Windows 10 with easy ways. You can read & follow our instructions to do so. That’s all. For any suggestions or queries, please write on comment box below.
