Cant login because of american keyboard

Microsoft 365 Networks

This works for any keyboard region, however we were recently stuck because a servers language was set to EnglishUS and we couldn’t type a “£” . It meant we couldn’t enter the password and were in danger of locking the account!

This was backed up by clicking the See password symbol that showed we were typing # instead of £.

One of our admin team pointed out that you can hold down the ALT key and enter the keycode using numeric keys. so for instance £ = ALT + 156

It saved our bacon!

Andy Morrison

Andy is a highly experienced network solutions engineer specialising in Mikrotik routers and Ubiquiti Wi-Fi. He is also the founder of Andisa IT. With over 44 years’ experience in the Electronics and IT industry, He has a passion for helping organisations make the most out

He is passionate about processes in a business and wants to de-skill work so that it is simple to understand and do. Andy enjoys collaborating with businesses to create bespoke IT strategies that meet their evolving needs.

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