Windows 10: Word locks up when pressing backspace, 5, and .

Word locks up whenever using the backspace button to change the number 5 and the . button.


Whenever I try to change 2.5 to another digit, like 3. I backspace on the 5 and when I backspace the . it freezes and I lose all work! This happens on multiple computers running newest version of Word.

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backspace speed

My backspace only erases one character at a time. Answers on this forum indicated that by going to control panel - keyboard there is a setting. Not on mine. I can change speed of typing but no word of backspace. I changed the typing speed but it has no
effect on backspace. Another suggested it is in filters. I can not find any filters. A search for filters did not find anything.

 

Ctrl + A + Backspace acting as home key

I think you lost a character in the question, about what shows up in Notepad.

When I tried Ctrl+A+Backspace in Notepad, I got the same results as pressing Ctrl-Backspace. (This did generate a character that looked like a thin, tall rectangle.)

I can suggest three approaches:

• Try altering your behavior. Use Ctrl-A and Delete, instead of Ctrl-A and Backspace.
  
• Try a different keyboard. (This may ultimately end up having the effect of altering your behavior a bit. Another possible effect is to eliminate ghosting issues that may occur when too much is pressed simultaneously on some keyboards. Although I'm suspecting that your current issue is unrelated to keyboard ghosting.)
  
• Use the downloaded software AutoHotkey to respond to Ctrl-Backspace by having it automatically press Ctrl-A and then either Backspace or Delete. Hopefully the software will be responsive enough to be able to complete its actions before Windows processes your next keystroke.
  

 

Backspace works longer than pressed

A few days ago my backspace starting to do weird.

Today i noticed that my arrowkeys had the same problem.

The problem is that my keys work longer than i want.

For example:

I press my backspace for 3 seconds but i delete my text for 5 seconds.

Can someone help me with this?

ps. I have a laptop: Lenovo Ideapad Z710