Toshiba Satellite L500 Keyboard not working

All,
Some help required please.
I have a Toshiba Satellite L500 and recently the keyboard has stopped working - suddenly.
I have rebooted, removed the battery to reset and also dis-connected and re-connected the keyboard to ensure the connection was ok. All with no luck.
The system emits a dull click sound when a key is pressed but not character is processed on screen.
Anybody have any idea how I might troubleshoot or fix this issue?
Thanks in advance

You may be sleepy when this happened to you . I think you guys accidentally enabled FilterKeys.
Hold down the RIGHT Shift key for at least 8-10 seconds and that should disable it.
Alternatively you can open the accessibility tool and disable filter keys from there.
Once you know how FilterKeys works, you now have a good prank as April is fast approaching.

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