Wireless keyboard coninually repeats letters

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I’m running a Win 10 Machine with MS Wireless Keyboard and Mouse.  At spurious moments as I type, the keyboard seems to get stuck on the last letter and keeps going until I do something like hit the Backspace key.

I’ve seen possible solutions in other venues that recommend change keyboard sensitivity.  When I go into settings, I can’t find this options.

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Look for “sticky keys” and turn it off.

Also, there should be something like repeat delay and repeat rate in the Control Panel keyboard settings.

In addition, look for a driver update for your model keyboard.

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No matter what the problem is with a wireless device, I always check the batteries. Wireless devices seem to do some weird things when the batteries are low.

--Joe

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Thanks for this. I think this is always the best too. Just lost 20 minutes looking for another solution online before I saw your note and remembered this is usually the solution.

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1. )Look for “sticky keys” and turn it off.

   – Look where for “sticky keys”

   2) Also, there should be something like repeat delay and repeat rate in the Control Panel keyboard settings.

   – As mentioned above I can not find any keyboard settings.  When I go to Settings, Devices, Mouse Keyboard and Pen I find by clicking on that the only option I have it to Uninstall.  Right Clicking does nothing.  I am at a loss as to where I can find these optional settings.  Where can I find them?

   3) In addition, look for a driver update for your model keyboard.

   I will look to google for help with this.

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Sticky Keys.

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Keyboard Settings:
Control Panel -> Keyboard

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WSG wrote:

I am at a loss as to where I can find these optional settings. Where can I find them?

Try entering “Typing” in the desktop search window instead of “Keyboard”

Is this a new issue with a keyboard you have been using for a while?

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I can access “Settings” in Windows 10.  Not sure how to get to “Control Panel” in this OS.

 

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Try typing “Control Panel” in the search box.

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It’s a keyboard I’ve used for a good while.  A new computer.

I changed the batteries.  No Joy.

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Typing CONTROL PANEL in search box worked.  Set “Repeat Delay” to greatest value.  Will see if this works.

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This was happening consistently with one user in our office with a wireless keyboard/mouse combo. I could consistently recreate the issue. If the mouse was not moved for 10-15 seconds, there would be a half second delay after moving it. The keyboard was even worse – if no typing for 10-15 seconds, when letters were typed (for instance “this”), it would wait half a second and then capture “t” “h” and then the “i” would keep repeating until another key was pressed.

I finally found a setting called “USB selective suspend setting” under Power & Sleep that fixed the issue once disabled.

Here are the steps on Windows 10:

– In the start menu, search for “edit power plan”
– Click “Change advanced power settings”
– Expand “USB Settings” and “USB selective suspend setting”
– Change “Setting:” to disabled

The keyboard and mouse immediately started working properly again.

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PKCano wrote:

Keyboard Settings:
Control Panel -> Keyboard

This is the trick that worked for me! I work in an office where I can’t change a lot of settings or mess with much, but I was able to change these settings. I dropped my Repeat Delay to LONG, and my Repeat Rate to 25% (it’s closer to SLOW than FAST… if the dots were numbered 25%, 50%, etc, I’d be around 25%… this will make sense when you’re looking at the Keyboard Properties).

Now my wireless keyboard doesn’t freeze or repeat, and my mouse doesn’t lag. The only downside is that if I need to repeat a keystroke, it does take a smidge of time, but since I don’t need that very often (if at all), I can handle THAT inconvenience!

Happy Typing, everyone!!

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