New Pc Windows 8.1

[fudgefudge]

any help a lot needed. I have just bought a new laptop 8.1 windows buts it just nearly gone through the window keyboard is not working correctly the normal way of getting @ I have to use arrows pointing up and press 2 any help

[murraymints]

@ should be on ' key !

[fudgefudge]

yes as ive just said its on 2 not 'that's whats on @

[Samuraisan]

Maybe you have the keyboard set at a different language ?

[fudgefudge]

maybe how do I change it

[murraymints]

yes..that is what I was thinking...if you swipe in from right to settings and touch on keyboard it allows a language change

[ichkeria]

Yes you need to select "United Kingdom" keyboard. Do you get the £ sign when you do "shift 3"? If not that's prob because you have US keyboard or something else

[fudgefudge]

ni get # Im thick you will have to tell me exactly what to do step by step please

[Samuraisan]

On the bottom of your screen, on the right you should have a miniature keyboard symbol. Hover over it, or click it and you will see what language options there are. Choose UK English

[murraymints]

if touch screen as I said above

[bibblebub]

if you right-click on the bottom left corner of the screen a menu will appear that includes the Control Panel, and choosing that beings up the system settings amongst which there is the group for Clock, Language and Region

[VHG]

Did you have to do a Windows setup when you first turned on the PC?

If so my guess is that you let the default keyboard get set to USA keyboard and not UK English as others have said.

Always pay attention to all the options when doing a Windows setup.

Of course if Windows was already setup when you got it blame the person who set up Windows, maybe the shop.

[fudgefudge]

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!thanks everyone working great now nearly went through window ....not use to windows 8.1 so maybe back on here again cheers everyone could bnot have done it with out you

[murraymints]

Good stuff !

[Bathsheba]

Good luck fudgefudge...I was lost when I 1st got my Windows 8.1 but I was given loads of help with it on here! I still don't like it though ;)

[1ozzy]

I hated windows 8 to start with. A few changes, apps and re-jigs later...no problems.
Stick with it :-)

[galeck1947]

When you first started in when you got and set it up for the first time did you set the country of origin as UK .Here is an article that will allow you to check the layout and change it if it is incorrect.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/change-keyboard-layout