How to disable sticking of keys?

Contents:
  • Windows 7
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 8 and 8.1:
  • Windows 10:
  • Other types of sticking and fighting

The sticking function is designed for novice PC users or people who for some reason can press severalbuttons( due to any injury or inability to use one of the hands during work).Usual user of this function is unlikely to like. The "plaintive" sound is very annoying, and sometimes it can be a bit scary to the user. This is especially annoying for gamers, because it is usually a game of the player who repeatedly presses a certain key from the player. How to disable sticking of keys, so that nothing distracts you when working on a PC or in the game? Consider this step-by-step process for different operating systems.

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Windows 7

The principles of disabling this function are the same everywhere - only the designations and interface differ. To understand how to remove the sticking of keys, the following instruction will help you:

  1. Open the "Start" panel, then "Control Panel".Go to "View", "Category".There choose "Small Icons".
  2. Click on the LMB( left mouse button) and a new window will appear on the screen.
  3. Here you will see the "Accessibility Center".You need to go there.
  4. Open the link "Changing the keyboard settings" - there should be a mode "Keyboard simplification".Go into it.
  5. Find the text "Simplify the text section" and turn off the setting by unchecking the "Enable sticky keys" checkbox.
  6. Do not forget to confirm your action by pressing the "Apply" button, in order for your settings to take effect.

Important! If this did not work, enter the input filtering settings in the same menu and remove the checkmarks from the two fields at the top. Do not forget to save the settings!

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Windows XP

All disconnect actions occur in almost the same way:

  1. Go to "Start", then "Control Panel".
  2. Find the "Special Features" and click on it LMB.
  3. In the window that opens, click the "Keyboard" tab.
  4. In the "Key Sticking" section, uncheck the "Sticky" box that solves your problem.

There is another option, how to disable sticking of keys, for this:

  1. We call our "problem" by pressing the "Shift" key five times.
  2. In the window that appears, you will be prompted to disable the "Key sticking" feature.
  3. For the consent it is required to press the button "Options" and to pass under the necessary link to the new tab.
  4. In the "Configure sticky keys" section, tick off all necessary items.
  5. Click "Apply" and enjoy the result.

Important! If you are bothered only by annoying sound, then in the same tab, find the setting to disable it.

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Windows 8 and 8.1:

  1. Open the "Parameters" link by moving the cursor to the upper right corner.
  2. Go to the "Special Features" section.
  3. On the "Keyboard" tab, disable the function you do not need.
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Windows 10:

  • First you need to get into the "Accessibility Center".
  • In the window we are looking for "Relief with the keyboard, go there and look for the checkbox" Enable sticking keys ", shoot it.

Nothing complicated, right? Still as, but there are also other kinds of sticking.

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Other types of sticking and dealing with them

You have not been able to disable the sticking of the keys? Or are you interested in solving another problem? Then read on!

Mousing

Mouse This function is useful only when the user needs to select and drag various objects. This tool of the Windows operating system allows you to keep the mouse button pressed without physical impact.

If you need to disable this feature, do the following:

  1. Go to "Start", then "Control Panel".
  2. Open the "Printers and Other Hardware" section.
  3. Open the "Mouse" item.
  4. There, open the "Mouse Buttons" and uncheck the box next to "Enable sticking" in the "Mimicking the mouse button" window.
  5. Click "Apply."

Here we have disabled this function for the mouse.

Mechanical sticking of keys

A similar kind of problem can be caused by the deformation of the keyboard, falling or falling of debris in the key, which makes it constantly pressed. In the second case, you can do assembly and disassembly of the keyboard, carefully removing the debris from all the cracks - it is desirable to use a special vacuum cleaner. In the first - you should contact the service center or call the master at home.

Important! When cleaning the keyboard from third-party items that fall into the gaps between the keys, do not use water at all! Such actions can cause your device to breakdown without the possibility of subsequent recovery by any means.

When cleaning with a vacuum cleaner it is necessary to understand that it is a special vacuum cleaner, the power of which allows you not to deform the components installed on the integrated circuits of the input device.

Note that there is no need to resort to using third-party software to solve such a simple but important question, because every user of the Windows operating system would like to work with a personal computer to be most comfortable and carefree. We hope that this article will help you deal with this intrusive problem.