Random keys act like they're stuck even though they're physically not

Anonymous
2022-04-06T05:02:14+00:00

I just bought a brand-new laptop a couple of weeks ago with Windows 11 on it but from day 1 I've been having issues with the keyboard. For example, if I hold down the down arrow button or W key too long sometimes, the window start button activates. If I'm casually typing or scrolling on the web, sometimes either shift, ctrl, windows, or fn key (I haven't been able to verify which ones specifically are the issue but it looks like it's different ones at different times) acts like it's stuck so if I click on something, the computer thinks I'm holding down the shift, windows, etc. key + whatever key I pressed. Sometimes I can't even type anything because of this.

If I lock myself out of my account and then log myself back in, it goes away temporarily so the problem only happens when I'm logged in because the keyboard never does this on the sign in screen. Even if I use an external keyboard or even the on-screen one, it still does the exact same thing so it seems to me it's a software issue and not a hardware one. I've tried updating the keyboard drivers and mouse drivers and uninstalling and reinstalling them. I turned off sticky keys and all that but still nothing. The keyboard troubleshooter has found no issue either. Would appreciate any help with this.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-12-29T20:33:09+00:00

    I've been experiencing the same issue. Initially, I thought it was a problem with my keyboard (Razer Huntsman Mini) for a couple of months. However, after trying various solutions, I realized the issue wasn't with my physical keyboard. Why is it taking so long for them to fix this? them to fix this?

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-10-23T23:32:54+00:00

    Same problem with shift key and tried several keyboards (not a laptop), and even my brother has the same thing sometimes on his PC.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-10-20T20:35:08+00:00

    I'm also having the same issue, I've done everything possible including reinstalling windows, and then I got my laptop replaced and it is still happening which makes zero sense to me. I reinstalled windows in this laptop and the issue is even still happening after that. Seems like Windows 11 has some major issue they can't be bothered to fix.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-09-16T01:52:44+00:00

    Same issue but on a desktop PC after updating to windows 11

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-08-20T23:59:48+00:00

    Since they've removed keyboard troubleshooting from windows 11 is there another option to check that?

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