both of my Thinkpads now have a serious bug... this only happened after I installed the February patch Tuesday updates. after using the pc for a while Windows 8 stops responding to keyboard presses. it just makes a "click" sound and doesn't input any letters. here's what I mean: http://youtu.be/pjV7I0RHxIg
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Windows 8 doesn't allow me to type!! serious bug
Windows 8 doesn't allow me to type!! serious bug
See my X230 Tablet boot in 6 Seconds: http://youtu.be/-aTHjoTDytc 
Re: Windows 8 doesn't allow me to type!! serious bug
Well, my T60 just finished the update (15 updates) a minute ago, and I am typing this anwer just fine 
Hans-Henrik
T470s 20HG replacing T440 20B7S0HN00 - before this T60's
T470s 20HG replacing T440 20B7S0HN00 - before this T60's
Re: Windows 8 doesn't allow me to type!! serious bug
Bit old, but may help someone. I had similar issue on T400 - i was using Synaptics driver and WinUpdate was forcing to install Lenovo one. In few cases (i found what's messing after third driver reinstallation) I ended up with "!" marks on keyboard and touchpad in device manager - and they were not working... both!. Reinstalling synaptics driver helped - of course, using external mouse/kbd.
Re: Windows 8 doesn't allow me to type!! serious bug
Hmm...seems to support the comments I've read by those who say Windows 8 was designed as a tablet/smartphone OS, and isn't meant to be used on a tradition PC. 
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Re: Windows 8 doesn't allow me to type!! serious bug
Microsoft have gone a bit overboard trying to make 1 product to rule them all. My initial impression of Win 8 was and is, it's pretty buggy with driver support. Give it until SP1 for it to mature a bit.
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