Questions tagged [sticky-keys]
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Using sticky keys effectively
I had a stroke several months ago and have a hard time holding down the shift key for image editing in gimp like I used to do. I thought I'd try using sticky keys but every time I click it lets off the shift or ctrl. Is there a way to have it…
JCall-Engineer
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Sticky Keys: how do you cancel a modifier key?
When Sticky Keys is enabled, how do you cancel a modifier key that you have pressed by accident?
For example, let's assume that your intention was to press Alt and you pressed Control instead: how would you cancel Control and then press Alt?
If it…
Eleno
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CTRL locks when pressed
When I press CTRL it just locks and my PC thinks that the key is held. Then I press CTRL + ALT + DEL, ESC. After I press that combination everything works fine until I press CTRL again(sometimes it just locks automatically without pressing). I…
Tosius
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How to visualize sticky-keys status under windows 10
I am having trouble with my hands, so I am trying sticky-keys on Windows 10 at work and OSX at home. Under OSX, a popup appears on the display to indicate modifier key status. I would dearly love the same feature under Windows 10. It does not appear…
Nigel Davies
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Does Bitlocker encryption with TPM protect against the sethc.exe / sticky keys exploit?
I'm trying to ensure that in the event of device loss/theft, my files are secure. I use Bitlocker (TPM), but today I was reading about the sethc.exe/sticky keys hack to reset the administrator password via recovery media. It appears to me that…
EvilDr
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How to lock the modifier key reliably using Sticky-Keys under Windows-10
I am having trouble with my hands, so I am trying Sticky-Keys to make typing easier. I have enabled "Lock the modifier key when pressed twice in a row", but is is not reliable, and there is no feedback to indicate that the modifier key has…
Nigel Davies
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Computer enters abnormal state after heavy use of Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab
I have a computer mouse that has extra buttons. I attached the shortcuts Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab to these mouse buttons. I have also done this with gestures on my laptop's touchpad. I use these combinations a lot and they are very useful.
Every…
Daan
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Preventing Windows 11 turning off sticky keys
Like Windows 10, Windows 11 can activate sticky keys by pressing the shift key five times in a row.
Unlike Windows 10, Windows 11 quickly turns off sticky keys of its own accord; it seems to happen each time I use the control key with imperfect…
rwallace
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Make shift key behave like on the iPhone
On the iPhone, after pressing the shift key, the next letter will be capitalised regardless of whether shift is held down or not.
Is there a way to make the shift key on my mac behave similarly?
I am already using Karabiner for some custom…
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I left sticky keys on and shut off my Windows 10 laptop and now my password doesn't work. I can't log in
When I shut-down my computer i didn't realize it that sticky-keys was on. Now, I can't log in and don't know how to turn off sticky-keys. How do I log on in sticky keys mode?
Stephen Huegli
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Why does the shift key only affect the first subsequent character?
On my Kinesis Advantage (kb500) keyboard, whenever I hold down the left shift key and type letters, it only capitalizes the first character, and then the rest are unaffected by the shift key.
I looked into the sticky keys setting in windows but did…
Brad P.
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