Windows 10: Issue with a repetitive key phantom key

I have a Denver brand computer with the Windows operating system, and when I turn it on and place the mouse on any surface to type, it automatically starts typing the + key as if it were being held down continuously. I would like to know what I can do to solve this problem since I believe it is not a physical issue. I have removed the key in question in case it was due to pressure, but even with the key removed, it continues to type the plus sign as if I were pressing it.

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It's a very long key on the booklet, so you are saying thats the issue?

 

Windows 10 Phantom Key Issue 2017

I have Windows 10 installed since last winter 2017 and installed a new keyboard and mouse after I began experiencing problems with a phantom "control" key issue that has plagued this system off and on since about two months after the new system was put together.
I've looked up solutions and gone through most of the suggestions with this result: the problem has been intermittent and seems to go away (resolve itself temporarily...sometimes only for seconds). The problem actually went away for a couple of months and
I thought maybe Microsoft put a fix in one of their updates. But no, the problem came back last week with a vengeance. This is how the problem manifests: I open up a browser (Chrome) and type in the top bar or google search, and say the letter is a "p", it
then acts as if I've pressed the "control" key (ie the phantom key problem) and opens up a print window. The problem also manifests with the scroll wheel on my Logitech mouse. It's set up to move the page or content up and down the screen, but it acts as if
I’ve pressed the “control” key and zooms in and out of the screen. The only thing that seems to work, and only for variable lengths of time, is a combination or pressing the two “shift” keys five times in a row, and/or just pressing the “control” key before
I scroll or type. The problem appears on my set up with Chrome and also with Photoshop CC 2017. In Photoshop it’s the same thing, a phantom “control” key issue leading to extreme frustration. I’ve had a Facebook conversation going about this issue and I’m
not alone, even though one of the local tech support shops I use has not heard of the problem. Please help me:

Lee Meier

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Windows 10 Phantom Key Issue 2017

To find out if a third-party program is affecting your keyboard's performance, kindly follow these steps carefully:

• Log on to the computer by using an account that has administrator rights.
• Click Start.
• Type System Configuration and press Enter.
• Tap or click the Services tab, and then tap or click to select the Hide all Microsoft services check box.
• Tap or click to select the upper half of in the Service list.
• Tap or click OK, and then tap or click Restart.
• After the computer finishes restarting, determine whether the problem still occurs.
  
  * If the problem still occurs, repeat steps 1 through 6, but clear the lower half of the in the Service list that you originally selected.
  
  * If the problem does not occur, repeat steps 1 through 6, and select only the upper half of the remaining check boxes that are cleared in the Service list. Repeat these steps until you have selected all the check boxes.
  
  * If you still experience the problem when only one service is selected in the Service list, this means that the selected service causes the problem, and you should go to step 11. If no service causes the problem, go to step 8.
• Repeat steps 1 and 3 in this section.
• Tap or click the Startup tab, and then tap or click to select the upper half of in the Startup Item list.
• Click OK, and then click Restart.
  
  * If the problem still occurs, repeat steps 8 and 9, but clear the lower half of the checked boxes in the Startup Item list that you originally selected.
  
  * If the problem does not occur, repeat steps 8 and 9, and select only the upper half of the remaining check boxes that are cleared in the Startup Item list. Repeat these steps until you have selected all the check boxes.
  
  * If you still experience the problem after only one Startup Item is selected in the Startup Item list, this means that the selected Startup Item causes the problem, and you should go to step 11. If no Startup Item causes this problem, a Microsoft service probably
  causes the problem. To determine which Microsoft service may be causing the problem, repeat steps 1 through 7 without selecting the Hide all Microsoft services check box in each step.
• After you determine the startup item or the service that causes the problem, contact the program manufacturer to determine whether the problem can be resolved. Or, run the System Configuration utility, and then tap or click to clear for the problem item.
  

If the Control key still behaves erratically after doing all of these steps, we suggest performing a repair installation of Windows 10, which will fix your operating system while letting you keep your files and apps. The steps for doing a repair installation
can be found through this
link.

Feel free to post back if you need further assistance with your keyboard's performance.