Windows 10: ThinkPad - system automatically types \\\\\\\\\\ sporadically and non-stop. Please help.

During the course of normal use, my ThinkPad E560 just starts to type \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ all on its own.Sometimes it doesn't do it and then as I try to type it starts typing \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ and will continue unless I click something else on my screen where there's no area to type.This has never happened before in about 7 years since owning this laptop.I don't recall installing anything.I uninstalled the keyboard drivers. Restarted my machine a few times now. Reinstalled the latest keyboard drivers for this ThinkPad directly from Lenovo.I used Windows 10 Pro to check

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Vista Automatic Updating Error

Automatic Updates isn't currently running.

 

Vista Automatic Updating Error

Resolution Suggestion:

# To resolve this problem, make sure that BITS and the Automatic Updates service are started..

A simple solution but one that works in most circumstances!

1. Click Start, click Run, type services.msc, and then click OK.

2. In the list of services, right-click Automatic Updates, and then click Properties.

3. In the Startup type list, click Automatic, and then click Apply.

4. If Service status is set to Stopped, click Start, and then click OK.

5. Right-click Background Intelligent Transfer Service, and then click Properties.

6. In the Startup type list, click Manual, and then click Apply.

7. If Service status is set to Stopped, click Start, and then click OK.

http://www.updatexp.com/0x80070422.html- source *Smile hope that helps.

 

laptop doesnt boot automatically

This is what happened.

1. Did a repair install and later disabled hibertnate in CMD.
2. Enabled legacy option ROM in BIOS.
3. After a few times startup ( i used the system in such mode for 5 days), changed boot option back to default.
4. Vola!! It boots automatically to win10 without any keypress. Tested it with many starts to confirm the same.
5. Re-enabled hibernate option using CMD and later selected Fast Startup.
6. System booted normally, without the need for any keypress.

I do not know exactly whether such steps resolved the problem or what else happened, hence cannot suggest above steps.

Many thanks to all members who helped to troubleshoot problems.