Showing posts with label StickyKeys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label StickyKeys. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

HOWTO turn off sticky keys in windows


I am normally not one to get riled up, but I have to admit that the number of times I've seen the above dialog makes me ready to use words I shouldn't.

We are blessed with every Windows installation having Sticky Keys ready to respond to either a rapid press of the shift key or a long pause on the shift key. If you are anything like me, I often pause in thought with a finger on the shift key. Right now I pause with my finger on the shift and wonder whose decision it was to leave this on by default in Windows? ... On a lighter note, on the name "sticky keys." Isn't that something you would get if you use your keyboard immediately after peeling an especially juicy orange?

To the get dialog above:
Hit shift 5 times
or
Hold shift down for 5 seconds.


To turn it of from the dialog above:

  1. Click Settings
  2. On Keyboard Tab, as seen the dialog below un-select use StickyKeys

  3. Careful you aren't done yet. Click the settings button in the StickyKeys area.
  4. In that dialog un-select all the items.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click OK once more.
You are now not going to be interrupted while you are paused thinking any more.

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