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Viscous Keys is a neat accessibility characteristic that allows y'all to use keyboard shortcuts by pressing one primal at a time instead of all at one time. In one case yous're finished using the feature, at that place are a few means to plough it off.

Turn Off Sticky Keys with a Keyboard Shortcut

The simplest mode to turn off Viscid Keys is with a keyboard shortcut. This keyboard shortcut is different from nigh keyboard shortcuts in that there are a few different combinations of keys that y'all can apply.

One way is to printing the Shift central five times. This is also how you turn Sticky Keys on to begin with. Information technology likewise disables information technology.

Some other way is to press two of these keys at the same time: Ctrl, Alt, Shift, or Windows Key. Pressing any combination of these keys should work, provided that the option to do so is enabled in the Settings carte du jour (It's enabled past default.).

If it isn't working, type "Ease of Access" in the Windows Search bar. Click "Ease of Access Keyboard Settings" in the search results.

The Keyboard Settings window will announced. In the Utilise Sticky Keys grouping, make sure that the box next to "Turn off Sticky Keys when 2 keys are pressed at the aforementioned time" is checked.

Note: This selection will only appear in the Settings card if Sticky Keys is currently on. If Gluey Keys is already disabled, you won't see it.

Check the box next to "Turn Off Sticky Keys When Two Keys Are Pressed at the Same Time."

The keyboard shortcut will now piece of work.

Turn Off Viscid Keys from the Settings Menu

Y'all can plough off Viscous Keys past disabling the option in the Settings menu. Offset, blazon "Ease of Access" in the Windows Search bar, then click the "Ease of Admission Keyboard Settings" in the search results.

The Keyboard Settings window will appear. Toggle the slider to the "Off" position under the "Press one key at a time for keyboard shortcuts" option in the "Use Sticky Keys" grouping.

Toggle the "Press one key at a time for keyboard shortcuts" to the Off position.

The Viscid Keys function is now turned off.

Turn Off Viscid Keys from the Control Panel

Y'all tin also disable Sticky Keys from the Control Panel. When Gummy Keys is turned on, an icon will announced in the Organization Tray. Double-click the Sticky Keys icon (the large white rectangle with three smaller rectangles underneath).

This will open the "Gear up Sticky Keys" settings page in the Control Console. At the elevation of this page, you'll detect the "Turn On Sticky Keys" option. Uncheck the box next to this option to plow information technology off.

Uncheck the "Turn On Sticky Keys" option.

Adjacent, click "Apply" in the bottom-correct corner of the window.

Mucilaginous Keys is now disabled.

Subsequently spending some fourth dimension using Sticky Keys, you might make up one's mind that it isn't really for you—but the pop-upward might still announced if y'all press Shift v times, which could be disruptive if y'all're playing a game, for example. Don't worry, though. You can prevent the Gummy Keys notification from appearing, too!

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