When i hold any alphabet key and spacebar together it shows multiple letters. How do i stop it

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When i hold any alphabet key and spacebar together it shows multiple letters. How do i stop it

Anonymous

i never had this issue before, how do I resolve it

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Anonymous

Do you have PowerToys installed on your PC? If so disable the "Quick Accent" feature.

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Hello! My name is Mostafa, and I’m an independent advisor as well as a long time Microsoft user.

I’m sorry that you have are experiencing this issue, and I will try my best to assist you with this so that you find a satisfactory solution.

please follow the steps below:

Please press Windows key + X and choose device manager

Look for Keyboard option and expand it.

Please uninstall the driver and restart your device, that should be reinstalled after the reboot.

Please press Windows key + Space bar and check if the Keyboard Layout is correct.
Click Start Menu and type Troubleshoot then hit enter, look for Keyboard option and Run it.
Please try to use a different keyboard and check if the issue persists.

I hope this link helps

https://keyboardtester.co/keyboard-tester.html

Please let me know if the above steps helped you. Thank you.

Best,

Mostafa

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