Windows 10: Windows thinks keys are being held even though they're not

Once in a while, usually when I'm gaming, I will be pressing a key say, "w" and either:


1 My keyboard no longer realizes I'm holding the key, or

2 I stop pressing the key, but my keyboard thinks I'm still pressing it.


This is annoying when playing games especially, because the character I am controlling does not do what I want it to as a result of these problems.


This happened on my old computer, but it happens more frequently on this computer an HP Pavilion cs3xxx. I have seen many other questions about this problem, with no helpful answers.


To preempt any preliminary questions: No, I do not have sticky keys or any accessibility options on. This apparently happens with every key on my keyboard as long as I am using it in the moment.


If there are any known fixes to this problem, please let me know. Thanks.

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Control key held down

Hi John,



Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.



Sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. I’ll certainly help you with this.

Before we proceed, please answer the following questions to help you better.

• Does this issue occur only while using the Microsoft Office Suite?
• What is the exact error message that you get?

Check if the Sticky Keys and Toggle keys are turned on. If yes, I suggest you to turn it off. To do so, follow these steps:

• Press Windows key + I and click on Ease of Access.
• Click on Keyboard tab.
• Turn off Sticky Keys and Toggle keys.
• Check if the issue persist.

Keep us posted with the status of the issue to assist you further.



Thank you.

 

Key press beeps go funny if a key is held down (E71)

Hi everyone,



Has anyone else noticed that the beeps produced by pressing a key go a bit funny if a key is held down for a few seconds to make it beep repidly?

If I'm scrolling down a long list of files, the key beeps change to what is almost a double beep, then if I do it again theres a click and it all goes back to normal.

I don't think this is a hardware fault, as its never been dropped, has done this since day one, and only happens if I hold a key down as opposed to pressing it quickly.

Anyone else noticed this?



Paul

 

Control key held down

Hi Azaruddin,

I again tagged a few items for batch processing, ie. held the Shift Key + Control Key to select a number of items, then I got the message Control Key appears to be held down and then it selected items at random, but I could not remove the selection. To be
honest, I did not make a note of the error message thinking that I would try again and use the Snipping Tool to capture the message. Typical Windows 10, I cannot now repeat the problem but cannot believe that it has gone away. In reply to your question as
to whether it only occurs while using the Microsoft Office Suite; mostly, but not always. Sometimes it has done when I have been in the pictures folder and wishing to move items to another folder. Bewildered !!



John