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michaeldgarber
Jun 15, 2021Brass Contributor
Lagging cursor in Word while using arrow keys
Hello, As of a few days ago, my cursor in Word cannot keep up with my arrow keys. For example, if I press the right-arrow key five times, it takes Word a few seconds for the cursor to get there. This...
devzerker
Jun 25, 2021Copper Contributor
devzerker fixed this by changing repeat delay (firstly set max + save, then set initial value) in keyboard settings
https://thegeekpage.com/how-to-fix-keyboard-input-lag-in-windows-10/
AJCiani
Jun 25, 2021Copper Contributor
devzerkerDo you mean the Repeat Delay under Keyboard Properties in Control Panel? In the English version of Windows, the options are "Long" (far left) and "Short" (far right). Which way did you go for "max"? Also, in the English version of Windows, there is "Apply", which I think you called "Save".
Regardless, this did not fix the issue.
Also, how does a system setting affect a single program? The problem is in Word alone.