Windows 10: why does my ctrl and w not work together.

Discus and support why does my ctrl and w not work together. in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; My ctrl works, my W works but for some reason they do not work together but it is also only in games and its all games. its not my keyboard because I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by TusharShah3, Aug 24, 2021.

  1. why does my ctrl and w not work together.


    My ctrl works, my W works but for some reason they do not work together but it is also only in games and its all games. its not my keyboard because I have tried multiple different keyboards and i have checked in game settings and all my pcs settings but I cant find the problem.

    :)
     
    TusharShah3, Aug 24, 2021
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  2. Luke Win User

    Ctrl + W works as if Ctrl + V... but only once

    I'm having a strange issue with Ctrl + W on Windows 10.

    When I press Ctrl + W, it pastes my clipboard... the first time. But if I continue to hold Ctrl, and press W again, it prints "w".

    It's as if Windows "forgets" that Ctrl is being held - if I press any key, it acts as its normal key, without a Ctrl modifier.

    Here's an example:

    I open NotePad. My clipboard contains "Hello".

    • I press W

    • I hold Ctrl
    • I press W

    • I press W

    • I press A

    • I release Ctrl

    The behaviour is the same on all programs I've tested.

    I've previously edited the registry keymap, but since reverted it. Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout contains only (Default)

    I'm trying to map Ctrl + W to close tabs in Android Studio, so any help would be appreciated.
     
  3. Luke Win User
    Ctrl + W works as if Ctrl + V... but only once

    Turns out TenClips Clipboard Manager overrides Ctrl + W by default

    I got my Ctrl + W back by:

    • Opening TenClips settings
    • Removing the shortcut for "Paste purified text", which was set to Ctrl + W by default

    Apparently these settings will be reset on reboot unless you pay for TenClips... so I am now using CopyQ
     
  4. why does my ctrl and w not work together.

    Ctrl W

    I need to disable Ctrl W as a function that closes my web pages, I need it for work. How do I disable?
     
    Dixiechick13, Aug 24, 2021
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