Text disappears and reappears as I write (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Edge, maybe NotePad -- Windows operating system)

Anonymous
2022-10-13T09:12:08+00:00

Okay so now I have a very weird issue that I don't even know how to describe. One thing for sure, it's not OVERTYPE mode thing.

I have noticed that on Microsoft Edge and in Microsoft Word sometimes when I write, some of the last characters disappear and reappear when I type. Let me explain this via an example.

Let's say I want to write the word Microsoft.

  1. Micro types normally
  2. When I type s, o disappears, so now it's Micr
  3. When I type o, Microso appears
  4. Etc.

It happens only occasionally, rarely but it is extremely annoying and I wonder what might be the cause. I have only noticed it in Edge and in Word, maybe also Notepad. Other apps seem to not have this issue, or at least I haven't noticed it.

More interesting thing, while typing messages on twitter today I noticed it once. When typing this very message I didn't notice it happening at all. Since the issue appears so randomly and so rarely I don't have a video to show. But the video would basically look like as if I was typing and removing some parts of the text, then typing it again tbh.

My specs:

Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6H
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (3,30Ghz) with Radeon Graphics + Nvidia GeForce  RTX 3060 (Radeon GPU is turned off through MUX)
6023 MB VRAM
16 GB RAM
SSD Samsung MZVLB1T0HBLR-000L2
Lith-Polymer battery 60Wh 15.36 V/17.37V
230 WAT Power Brick
2560 x 1440 (QHD) 165Hz
Windows 11 Home 64-bit

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-10-25T15:07:44+00:00

    I have this problem right now, I notice it mostly in browsers (both Edge and Chrome, so it's not about Microsoft products).
    And it must be an input subsystem issue, maybe related to the OS analyzing user input for telemetry and automatic correction.
    I really hate those features, I don't need automatic correction and obviously I hate telemetry, why do they need to peek into what we are doing?

    What I experience: the last characters disappear and reappear and I feel a little lag, if you type fast it is really annoying, I notice it and I am an average typist, people that type faster than me must be losing their minds.

    What software reproduces the bug for me:
    Browsers: Edge, Chrome (haven't tried others yet)

    I am able to reproduce it in URLs, searches and comments (I don't know if it can be reproduced in all text input sections).
    Fortunately I am not experiencing the issue in VIM which is the text editor that I use for work, I don't know about others.

    Using a virtual machine with Linux gives me a much smoother experience, I really can't switch OSes right now, otherwise I really would.

    With all the resources that Microsoft has we should have a much better product by now, it is really disappointing.

    I remember Windows XP, man that OS was lightning fast, what happened??? why the change in all those years has been for worse???

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-07-21T09:16:41+00:00

    It seems that Microsoft doesn't care. I'm sick of it, I can't work like this. So I'm going to say goodbye to Microsoft Office and try Libre Office. Too bad!

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-12-24T23:29:03+00:00

    Same problem when I am using Word (part of Microsoft Office 2021, version 16.0.15831.20208). Also a Dell 8950 with i7-12700K cpu, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, driver 31.0.15.1694, running Windows 11 Pro, version 22H2, build 22621.963. I sure hope Microsoft? or Nvidia? solves this problem soon.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-12-11T02:40:03+00:00

    I am also having the same issue. I also have a brand new Dell XPS 8950 with Windows 11 Home, and Microsoft Office 2021. It has a dedicated GPU (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti).

    The problem is noticeable with both MS Word and Outlook. (No problem with Notepad and slightly laggy but fine with Wordpad.) It happens almost every time I type in Outlook or Word. On the display, it looks like the cursor jumps back to an earlier point in time, clearing all the text that was typed after that, and then re-types the text, while I am off typing in a different area of the document. It's very annoying!

    Is it some kind of weird interaction between MS Office and the GPU and maybe Windows 11? Or just an MS Office bug? If anyone has found a solution it would be much appreciated.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-10-13T11:36:49+00:00

    Hi Przemysław

    I'm Juliet and I'll do my best to help you.

    Let us first try running the keyboard troubleshooter.

    On your search bar, type "Troubleshoot Setting"

    Click on Additional troubleshooter

    Select Keyboard then Run the troubleshooter

    Wait for it to finish the process.

    I hope it helps! Let me know the results.

    Have a nice day ahead and Stay safe always :)

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