Windows 10: My W key will get stuck, but isn't physically stuck

Discus and support My W key will get stuck, but isn't physically stuck in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Long story short, and I've only noticed this within the last three weeks, my W key will sometimes get stuck when I'm playing video games. Never when... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by Andrew C. Keenan, Aug 11, 2019.

  1. ANDREW C. KEENAN
    Andrew C. Keenan Win User

    My W key will get stuck, but isn't physically stuck


    Long story short, and I've only noticed this within the last three weeks, my W key will sometimes get stuck when I'm playing video games. Never when I'm typing, only when playing video games. Except it physically isn't stuck, as once I tap it, it pops right back up. I have already spent a fair amount of time cleaning it out, and it has not fixed the problem.

    :)
     
    Andrew C. Keenan, Aug 11, 2019
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  2. NECROSPIRITUS
    necrospiritus Win User

    Only 'W' key stucks while playing games.


    I cleaned W key but nothing changed. Although I have a theory; I am using my laptop's keyboard and under WASD keys there is a GPU and when playing games this part of keyboard gets hot. With heat something inside W key can become sticky and that maybe casue W key to stuck. I don't have a seperate keyboard but my first job is find one and testing with that one. I saw this stuck problem with Dying Light, Elder Scrolls Online, Kİngdom Come Deliverance.
     
    necrospiritus, Aug 11, 2019
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  3. NECROSPIRITUS
    necrospiritus Win User
    Only 'W' key stucks while playing games.


    While playing games, W key have been started to stuck. I mean; when I stop to press W key, my chracter still moving forward and after 2-3 seconds it automaticly stops moving. This situtiation only happens when I press W key for 2-3 seconds. Only happens in games and only happens for W key.

    Things I tried;
    -Disabled Anti-virus, Razer Cortex, MSI Afterbunner etc.
    -Unchecked 'Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power'
    -Updated drivers

    This problem makes impossible to play games.
     
    necrospiritus, Aug 11, 2019
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  4. HPRAK
    HPrak Win User

    My W key will get stuck, but isn't physically stuck

    Windows Key is stuck ( not physically)

    Windows Key is stuck ( not physically) .. It feels likes it is being pressed .. sometimes automatically start menu automatically opens or windows open in browser as if i m pressing the windows button ... even some time when i click some alphabets the command
    associated with that button and Win key is executed like pressing "L" locks the account or pressing "E"would open explorer.. this is becoming more frequent day by day. You would not believe but it took about half an hour to type this because of all that stuff.
    Please help me.. I am now totally irritated.. Please Please...
     
    HPrak, Aug 11, 2019
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