Windows 10: The scroll lock key activates alone, I suspect it is a virus!

Earlier today I was playing with my friends, when my encounter with Luizinha from the scroll lock accesses on my keyboard, at the time I didn't even call but now I'm wondering why it lit up out of nowhere, I don't know, I suspect it could be a virus or something like that, but to make sure I'm going to do a scan. I found this very strange. I hope they answer me.




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Windows 10 key lock

Hello Seasmus,

Thank you for posting your concern here in Microsoft Community and welcome to the Windows 10 Family,

We appreciate the effort you have put in to resolve the issue. I would be happy to assist you further from here.

If the computer beeps while you are typing, Toggle keys and/or Sticky keys are active. The Toggle Keys can emit a beep when the Lock keys are pressed. The Sticky Keys function can emit a beep when the Ctrl, Alt, Shift, and Lock keys are pressed. Use the
following steps to disable Toggle Keys:

1. Type Ease into the Start Search field and select Ease of access
from the populated list.

2. Scroll down the page and select Make the keyboard easier to use.

3. If selected, remove the selection from Turn on Sticky Keys.

4. Click Set up Sticky keys.

5. Remove the selection from Turn on Sticky Keys when SHIFT is pressed five times
and click Save.

6. Remove the selection from Turn on Toggle Keys.

7. If selected, remove the selection from Turn on Toggle Keys by holding down the NUM LOCK key for 5 seconds
and click on Save.

Additionally, I would also suggest you to follow the below steps and check if changes to the keyboard properties helps to resolve the issue.

1. Right click on the Start Menu and select Control Panel.

2. Click on Keyboard to open Keyboard properties.

3. Check if the provided options are set to your preference.

• Set Repeat Delay to long.
• Set Repeat rate to fast.

Hope the above information was helpful. If you need further information, feel free to write to us and we would be happy to help you.

Thank You.

 

Important W10 activation key questions left unanswered by Microsoft

Did a clean install today and didn't need a key to activate. However for giggles I tried to use my W8.1 key and it didn't work. So I installed Windows 10 on a freshly formatted (all partitions deleted) and when I logged in with my outlook account the OS activated. Did this on two different rigs. Worked flawless.

Upgrades also go smoothly IF you do not have a third party anti-virus/firewall. If you do I suggest you uninstall both before upgrading. It should be normal procedure for most of the old crew on here but some of the newer guys might not know. (I personally screwed up and forgot on my gaming rig and it was a Cosby date.)

Also driver updates are as mandatory as they were on XP, Vista, Win7,8 and 8.1. I have had ZERO issue changing to the drivers I want. People did a lot of crying for no reason as I suspected.

 

FU suspected virus

Hi Alan,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community, and we in Community will try to resolve your issue the best way we can.

Please provide more information to help you better:

• 
  Do you have multiple anti-virus software activated in your system?
  
• 
  Is this issue occur in a local account or the Microsoft account?
  
• 
  Have you made any changes to the pc prior to this issue?
  

I suggest you to Sign out from the current user account restart the pc and login to the admin account or the Microsoft account to check if that helps.

I also suggest you to install any pending updates on the pc to check if that helps. Updates are additions to software that can help prevent or fix problems, improve how your computer works, or enhance your computing experience.

If issue still persists, I suggest you to
download the Safety Scanner, and boot the system in safe mode with networking and then perform a full pc virus scan and check if it helps.

Microsoft safety scanner:

Let’s try to run the Microsoft safety scanner and check, if your computer is infected by malware.

The Microsoft Safety Scanner is a free downloadable security tool, that provides on-demand scanning and helps remove viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. It works with your existing antivirus software.

Microsoft Safety Scanner Download - Windows security

Note: The Microsoft Safety Scanner expires 10 days after being downloaded. To rerun a scan with the latest anti-malware definitions, download and run the Microsoft Safety Scanner
again.

Note: Any data files that are infected may only be cleaned by deleting the file entirely, which means there is a potential for data loss.

You may use the steps mentioned in this link to boot to Safe Mode with Networking

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-my/windows-10/change-startup-settings-in-windows-10#v1h=tab01

Hope this information helps. Reply to the post with updated status of the issue so that we can assist you further.