Quick answer: For the Garfield: Escape from Monday W key remapped to Z issue, check your active Windows keyboard layout, switch to your intended layout if needed, and test W again. This is a troubleshooting step, not a verified fix: the Steam player report describes W becoming Z but gives no confirmed way to restore it. Microsoft's instructions show how to change the Windows layout.
Players also call it Help or w key to z.
Quick facts
- Reported symptom: The player's W key became Z. Steam report
- Where to check: The Windows taskbar input language icon shows the selected layout. Microsoft Support
- Troubleshooting step: Select your intended layout, then retest W; whether this resolves the game issue is not confirmed yet. Microsoft Support · Steam report
- Verified game-specific fix: not confirmed yet. Steam report
Check the W key
Check your active Windows layout
Choose your intended layout
Test W in the game
If Windows key + Space does nothing, only one keyboard layout is installed, according to Microsoft Support. The Steam replies do not verify an in-game remapping menu or a fix, so do not treat the Windows layout check as a confirmed solution.
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Status as of September 26, 2026: a verified game-specific fix is not confirmed yet. Sources: Steam discussion, Microsoft Windows keyboard layout guidance.