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TechCommunityUser929451
Feb 08, 2024Brass Contributor
Keyboard key/charcater runaway (endless repeat) -- nearly giving up -- fix it
Since ~6 Months. I tested everything: new keyboard (same brand), updated drivers, etc. nothing works: Once every other 10-30 minutes, one of the keys runs away. Completely sporadic, completely ran...
DinaJ
Feb 25, 2025Copper Contributor
I have a user that has the same issue, except it's the dddddddddd key.
the ddddddddddd would be onscreen even without touching any keys on the keyboard.
Generic windows drivers are still from 2006, did the new windows updates break their own drivers?
I even thought that maybe the USB dongle for the wireless mouse was also connected to a
keyboard nearby with the d key stuck, and tried with wired mouse. Keyboard is wired and tried multiple keyboards.
Windows 11 24H2 Vostro.
Have tried all accessibility options, uninstalled extra trackball mouse, uninstalled USB devices in device manager.