Asus keyboard opens different windows when i type

Since you have a fresh OS install, the issue is likely hardware. Try disabling the touch pad first. If that doesn't work try an external keyboard. If the external keyboard resolves the issues, then a good cleaning or possibly keyboard replacement is in order.

WHY does everyone assume its an issue with hardware or keyboard cleanliness or damage? I have the SAME issue with a brand new asus X401u laptop (Windows 7), no new installs, no spills, no damage. It happens when I get distracted while typing and instead of hitting letters I MUST be hitting some key or combination of keys that changes the functionality of the keyboard from standard to macro. It is easily fixed when I restart the computer but that gets very aggravating, especially when I am in the middle of a test. I am looking for the correct answer that pertains to a certain keystroke I must be evoking to elicit this unwanted reaction from my computer. It turns my letters into functions such as F for search or H for history, O for control panel, S for start menu. Any keys that aren't attributed to a certain command response resounds with an audible (DING) when pressed. The backspace seems to be the only key that results in some form of character, and that manifests as a useless square. And no, it is NOT a combination of the FN+num lk keys. Yes that does change the keyboards functions, but that is an entirely different setup that replaces the letters with numbers and symbols rather than DINGS and Commands.

So, if anyone else has a theory that doesn't involve hardware issues, non-existent accidents, reprogramming my computer, or downloading, or deleting functions from my perfectly good brand new laptop and actually knows what keystroke/s it is I am using to manipulate the functions of my computer so that I can recreate the same sequence of events to manually correct the keyboard issues, I would appreciate any advice you may have.

Because we have worked on laptops. Laptop keyboards and their connections to the mainboard are delicate things.

have you figured this out? this happens to me all the time. usually during a game. grrr. i built an entirely new computer just to get the same issue...and i have a wireless keyboard