How to Turn Off FilterKeys

• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7

1. Click Start → Control Panel → Accessibility Options.
2. Go to the Keyboard tab.
3. Un-check the box labeled “Use FilterKeys”.
4. Click the Settings button.
5. Un-check the box labeled “Use Shortcut”.
6. Press OK twice to save your changes.

The procedure in Windows Vista is very similar to the steps for XP — the difference being a few of the links and buttons contain new language.

1. Click Start → Control Panel → Ease of Access Center.
2. Click “Make the keyboard easier to use”.
3. Un-check the box labeled “Turn on FilterKeys”.
4. Click “Set up FilterKeys”.
5. Un-check the box labeled “Turn on FilterKeys when right SHIFT is pressed for 8 seconds”.
6. Click the OK button twice.

If Filter Keys has been turned on in Windows 7 and your keyboard is no longer responding as you would like, follow these directions:

1. Click Start → Control Panel.
2. Click the “Ease of Access” heading.
3. Click “Change how your keyboard works”.
4. Remove the check mark from the box next to “Turn on FilterKeys”.

   

5. Click the blue “Set Up FilterKeys” link.
6. Underneath “Keyboard shortcut”, remove the check mark from the box next to “Turn on FilterKeys when right SHIFT is pressed for 8 seconds”.

   

7. Click OK twice.