Windows 10: Change Keyboard Character Repeat Delay and Rate in Windows

How to: Change Keyboard Character Repeat Delay and Rate in Windows

How to Change Keyboard Character Repeat Delay and Rate in Windows


If your Windows device has a hardware keyboard, you can change the character repeat delay and rate for when you press and hold down a key.

The repeat delay is the pause between pressing a key and when it starts repeating.

The repeat rate is the speed at which it repeats.

This tutorial will show you how to change the keyboard character repeat delay and rate for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Change Keyboard Character Repeat Delay in Keyboard Properties
• Option Two: Change Keyboard Character Repeat Rate in Keyboard Properties
• Option Three: Change Keyboard Character Repeat Delay in Registry Editor
• Option Four: Change Keyboard Character Repeat Rate in Registry Editor

OPTION ONE [/i] Change Keyboard Character Repeat Delay in Keyboard Properties
1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), click/tap on the Keyboard icon, and close the Control Panel if you like.

2. In the Speed tab, adjust the Repeat delay slider to be long or short for what you want, and click/tap on Apply. (see screenshot below)

*note The slider position in the screenshot below is the default setting.

3. Use the Click here and hold down a key to test repeat rate field to test the repeat delay and rate to see if it's what you want. If it's not, repeat steps 2 and 3 until it is.

4. When finished, click/tap on OK.









OPTION TWO [/i] Change Keyboard Character Repeat Rate in Keyboard Properties
1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), click/tap on the Keyboard icon, and close the Control Panel if you like.

2. In the Speed tab, adjust the Repeat rate slider to be slow or fast for what you want, and click/tap on Apply. (see screenshot below)

*note The slider position in the screenshot below is the default setting.

3. Use the Click here and hold down a key to test repeat rate field to test the repeat delay and rate to see if it's what you want. If it's not, repeat steps 2 and 3 until it is.

4. When finished, click/tap on OK.









OPTION THREE [/i] Change Keyboard Character Repeat Delay in Registry Editor
1. Press the Win+R keys to open Run, type regedit into Run, and click/tap on OK to open Registry Editor.

2. Navigate to the key below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)
*Arrow HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard




3. In the right pane of the Keyboard key, double click/tap on the KeyboardDelay string value (REG_SZ) to modify it. (see screenshot above)

4. Type in a number between 3 (long) and 0 (short) (3, 2, 1, 0) for the repeat delay you want, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

*note The default repeat delay is 1.



5. sign in to apply.





OPTION FOUR [/i] Change Keyboard Character Repeat Rate in Registry Editor
1. Press the Win+R keys to open Run, type regedit into Run, and click/tap on OK to open Registry Editor.

2. Navigate to the key below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)
*Arrow HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard




3. In the right pane of the Keyboard key, double click/tap on the KeyboardSpeed string value (REG_SZ) to modify it. (see screenshot above)

4. Type in a number between 0 (slow) and 31 (fast) for the repeat rate you want, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

*note The default repeat rate is 31.



5. sign in to apply.

That's it,
Shawn


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Hi Krishnan,

Thank you for your prompt reply. I uninstalled the keyboard and mouse drivers as you recommended, then restarted, but the keyboard repeat rate is still slow and I cannot change it with keyboard settings. Any other suggestions? Many thanks. Joe

 

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Hi Joseph,

I suggest you to uninstall and reinstall the keyboard driver. Follow the steps to uninstall & reinstall the keyboard driver from device manager.

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  Press Windows key + X from the
  Keyboard and click on Device Manager.
  
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  In Device Manager, double click on the
  Keyboard.
  
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  It will show you the device driver name, select that device and then right click on it.
  
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  Click on Uninstall button.
  
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  Restart the computer, the drivers will get automatically installed on your Windows 10.
  
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  Repeat the same for Mice and other pointing devices.
  

Hope it helps.

 

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Hi Christy,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

You can connect some other keyboard and check if it’s working fine.

Also, check if the character repeats in onscreen keyboard.

• Click Windows key + R and type "osk".

Open a Notepad file. Check if the character repeats when you press and hold any key.

I suggest you to download the latest keyboard drivers and check if it’s working fine.

How to: Install and Update drivers in Windows 10

How to: Install and Update Hardware Drivers in Windows 10

Hope this information was helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.

Thank you.

 

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