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Turn Off Sticky Keys in Windows 7

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

The Sticky Keys feature of Windows 7 can be turned off by one of two ways:

  1. Turn it off with a keyboard shortcut.
  2. Turn it off from the Control Panel.

Turn off Sticky Keys with a keyboard shortcut

If you have accidentally activated Sticky Keys, you can quickly turn it off by pressing both SHIFT keys at the same time.

Turn off Sticky Keys from the Control Panel

The Sticky Keys feature can also be turned off in Windows 7 via the Control Panel:

  • Click StartControl PanelEase of AccessChange how your keyboard works.
  • Locate the “Make it easier to type” heading.
  • Remove the check mark from the box next to “Turn on Sticky Keys”.
Screenshot of Make the keyboard easier to use in the Windows 7 Control Panel

If there is no check mark next to this option, Sticky Keys is not on.

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