How to unlock imac keyboard

how to unlock imac keyboard

hello. I am going through old posts to try solve my problem, this one was the closest to my problem.  I am having trouble with my wireless keyboard. It has new batteries, it has power but NON of the keys are working, volume, cap lock….
My kids use the computer that has the problem, could they have locked it by accident? Is there a command to unlock it?

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