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Ctrl key stuck

  • 25-01-2018 12:50PM
    #1
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Windows 10 laptop, scrollpad disabled.

    OK. So it's like my Ctrl key stuck is stuck. But it's not.

    Every time I use the mouse, it changes the zoom size, behaves like I'm keeping Ctrl key down.

    The fonts on any web page keep changing size when I use the mouse.
    I've cleaned my keyboard, it's not a hardware problem, it's ok when I reset my machine.

    But then it starts again. I can't use the mouse, because, it keeps on zooming the text size.

    Any ideas?


Comments

  • #2
    Halfbaker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 170 ✭✭Halfbaker


    Sounds like you have accidentally enabled the "sticky keys" feature.
    Look for "ease of access" in the control panel and you can turn it off from there.


  • #3
    Wheety
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,494 ✭✭✭Wheety


    Windows key and U is the shortcut for Ease of Access. On the left, click on Keyboard and see if any of those options are turned on.


  • #4
    Skerries
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,945 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    sticky keys is when you hit the shift key 5 times though
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  • #5
    Miike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,014 ✭✭✭Miike


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    Windows 10 laptop, scrollpad disabled.

    OK. So it's like my Ctrl key stuck is stuck. But it's not.

    Every time I use the mouse, it changes the zoom size, behaves like I'm keeping Ctrl key down.

    The fonts on any web page keep changing size when I use the mouse.
    I've cleaned my keyboard, it's not a hardware problem, it's ok when I reset my machine.

    But then it starts again. I can't use the mouse, because, it keeps on zooming the text size.

    Any ideas?

    Try pressing both the left and right "CTRL" keys together and see if the problem goes away :)


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