How to disable all ‘Sticky Keys’ on my Windows 10 computer?

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The function of the special keys can be found in most computers, by themselves each key has no effect, but if they are combined with each other, you can find functions and commands such as delete, execute the program, take a screenshot, among others.

However, there are people who can get in the way of these key combinations when doing another task, for this reason here you will learn how to disable the special keys in Windows 10.

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  1. What is the way to disable sticky keys in windows 10?
    1. Accessibility special keys
    2. Special keys configuration
  2. How to disable the special keys shortcut?
  3. How to remove the automatic activation of special keys in Windows 10?

What is the way to disable sticky keys in windows 10?

There are several ways to disable or enable special keys on a computer with the best Windows 10 operating system tricks , some procedures being longer than others but leading to the same goal, some of these procedures can be done from Settings or through Accessibility. Apart from these processes, you can do it from the search engine in the following way:

  1. On the home screen of the screen go to the menu with the Windows icon and in the search bar type ‘Keys’.
  2. In the search results a program called Activate easy access keyswill appear , you must click on it.
  3. A new tab will be understood on the screen and in the ‘Make keyboard writing easier’ section you must uncheck the box that indicates ‘Activate Special Keys’. When finished press OKand you will be done.

Another useful and faster method is to use a keyboard shortcut, pressing five consecutive times on the Shift key, when doing so a warning message will appear asking if you want to activate the special keys , you only have to click on the ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ options ‘.

Accessibility special keys

The procedure to deactivate the special keys from Accessibility is a little longer and more complex than the one previously explained, to do so follow these steps:

  1. Open the Windows 10 start menu , in the search engine type ‘Control Panel’ and click Enter.
  2. Click on the ‘Control Panel’ program that will appear below and in the new tab click on Access Centerrepresented by a blue icon with figures inside.
  3. In the panel on the left side of the screen, click on the option ‘Change login settings’.
  4. A list will appear, above the sentence that says ‘Press keyboard shortcuts one key at a time (Special keys)’ you must uncheck the boxes in the ‘On login’ and ‘After login’columns . In this way they will be deactivated at all times.

Special keys configuration

From the Configuration tool that Windows has built-in, it is also possible to disable the special keys of the computer, carry out the following indications to achieve it:

  1. Enter the Windows 10 menuon the computer screen and click on the gear icon that indicates ‘Settings’.
  2. In the new panel that will be understood, click on the ‘Accessibility’ option and on the left panel of the tab, tap on ‘Keyboard’.
  3. Finally, in the ‘Use Sticky Keys’ block on the right side of the tab, activate or deactivate the function by sliding the cursorto the right or left on it.

How to disable the special keys shortcut?

Many people have problems when playing video games with the Shift key and the special Windows keys being activated, to fix this problem the shortcut of the keys is deactivated, to do so follow the steps described below:

  1. Go to the Windows 10 search engine. In case the Windows menu does not work , type with the Run command: Accessibility Center and click on the program that will appear.
  2. Then, in the tab that you will see below, click on the option that indicates Facilitate the use of the keyboard.
  3. Executing this action will open a new page and you will click on ‘Configure Sticky Keys’. In the new options panel, activate or deactivate the option that indicates ‘Press one key at a time for keyboard shortcuts’.

How to remove the automatic activation of special keys in Windows 10?

There are programs that are activated automatically when you start Windows . The same happens with this function every time you log in to Windows, however, it is possible to permanently disable the special keys so that you do not have to do it always, to do so follow the instructions:

  1. Press on the Windows key and the letter ‘R’ at the same time to open the Run program, in the program box type ‘Control’ and press ‘OK’.
  2. Tap on the Accessibility Control programand then on the option that says ‘Make the keyboard easier to use’.
  3. First, you need to uncheck the box called ‘Enable Sticky Keys’ and then go into the sticky key settings options.
  4. Finally, in the new open tab, uncheck the ‘Enable sticky keys’boxes and also the ‘Enable sticky keys when the Shift key is pressed 5 times’ box.

 

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