Windows 10: Caps lock can only be toggled by shift

Discus and support Caps lock can only be toggled by shift in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; As the title says, the Caps lock light turns on and off, but only pressing shift actually changes whether it's on or off. Tried changing the setting in... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/MrBoo843, Mar 1, 2020.

  1. /U/MRBOO843
    /u/MrBoo843 Win User

    Caps lock can only be toggled by shift


    As the title says, the Caps lock light turns on and off, but only pressing shift actually changes whether it's on or off. Tried changing the setting in advanced key settings and it did not work.

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    /u/MrBoo843, Mar 1, 2020
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  2. TATONKAMAN
    tatonkaman Win User

    pressing shift turns on caps lock

    typing in all lowercase because this is incredibly frustrating. whenever i press shift, the caps lock is turned on. i have windows 10, and this started happening after installing the most recent update this morning - today is 12/6/2015. yes, sticky
    keys and filter keys are disabled. when shift is pressed, the light actually comes on for the caps lock button, so i think somehow the shift function was replaced by the caps lock function. i have tried using the regedit fix to disable the caps lock button.
    this caused the caps lock button to no longer work, which was expected, although the shift key still turns caps lock on.
     
    tatonkaman, Mar 1, 2020
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  3. -DISPLAY-NAME-
    -Display-Name- Win User
    Caps Lock ONLY Toggles On/Off By Pressing Shift Key While Pressing Caps Lock.

    So for whatever reason, my caps lock can only be turned on and off while I'm pressing the shift (or ctrl) key along with the caps lock key. If someone could help me figure out how to make it so I can turn caps lock on and off just by pressing the caps
    lock key without needing to press the shit or ctrl key, it would be greatly appreciated. (I'm unsure of the category so I just picked windows settings.)
     
    -Display-Name-, Mar 1, 2020
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  4. BLACKENETH
    blackeneth Win User

    Caps lock can only be toggled by shift

    Disable Caps Lock on Windows 10?

    The below does not disable CAPS LOCK; instead it converts CAPS LOCK into SHIFT LOCK.

    • Right-click Start
    • Choose Control Panel.
    • Under Clock, Language and Region, choose
      Change input methods.
    • On the left, choose
      Advanced Settings.
    • Near the bottom, click on
      Change language bar hot keys (this is a blue link)
    • On the Advanced Key Settings tab, select Press the Shift key
      radio button.
    • Click OK, then Save
    After this change:

    • You press the CAPS LOCK key puts the keyboard in all-caps mode
    • You press the SHIFT key to turn off CAPS LOCK and exit all-caps mode.
      • Note that pressing CAPS LOCK again
        will not turn off CAPS LOCK; only by pressing either SHIFT key will CAPS LOCK turn off.
    This is similar behavior to how the SHIFT LOCK key works on typewriters.
     
    blackeneth, Mar 1, 2020
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