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    KEYBoaRd ShIFt Keys AUTOMATICALLY stUCK WITHOUT PERMISSION

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by gust0007750, Mar 19, 2019.

  1. gust0007750

    gust0007750 Notebook Consultant

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    My laptop keyboard keeps pressing both shift keys for 5 seconds then stops and does it again. It does this even when the laptop is folded and the laptop screen is facing the keyboard in a closed position. The onscreen keyboard shows both shift keys as being pressed on a seperate monitor
     
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  2. Charles P. Jefferies

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    It could very well be a defective keyboard.

    Plug in a USB keyboard (borrow one if you have to) and see if the problem follows on that.

    You can use the on-screen keyboard in Windows to input text if all else fails. (Click the Start menu, type keyboard, it should come up.)

    Charles
     
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    Most likely a dirt on keyboard cable. I'd try Charles suggestion first to isolate if its a hardware issue or not!
     
    Vasudev, Mar 20, 2019
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    @Charles P. Jefferies THE ON SCREEN keYBOARD ITSELF sEEMS tO KEEP PRESsIng SHIFT KEYS witHoUT pERMISSION But my msi gt LApTOP KEYBOARD SEEMS FINE
     
    gust0007750, Mar 20, 2019
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    Checked Ease of Access settings, I once changed some weird settings that automatically writes everything in CAPS and using Shift it writes/types in lower case.
     
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    I tried turning off sticky and filter keys but nothing solves
     
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    Can you check which Touchpad driver is installed using device manager? Is it the same one provided by MSI?
     
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    yes the driver for touch pad is msi> update: my left shift key and caps lock keys do not work anymore or are not recognized by my onscreen keyboard when pressed i am not sure why because all other keys seem to be functioning properly if this is not fixed i may have to buy a new keyboard and i hope i can find a solution before i am forced to so please if there are any solutions share also my keyboard is a steel series msi gt sixty
     
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    Ok after a bit it, It seems the problem is coming from left Shift and/or Capslock, it works fine for a bit then the left shift gets completely pressed on its own and results in the all caps, does that mean I need a new keyboard or just try to clean the left shift key, and if yes how do I remove the key frm the MSI Steel series laptop without damaging it
     
    gust0007750, Mar 20, 2019
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