Sunday, April 12, 2015

Completely Remove/Disable Sticky Keys (Windows 10)


I know there are posts about this everywhere but none have a solution that is working for me and trust me I haven't just tried a few things. Here goes the things I have tried which is also a compilation of all the repetitive answers I could find.


First I tried the actual Windows settings:



  1. Open Ease of Access Center → Make your keyboard easier to use.

  2. Click "Set up Sticky Keys"

  3. Unchecked "Turn On Sticky Keys"

  4. Unchecked "Turn on Sticky Keys when SHIFT is pressed five times".


Then I tried the Registry Editor:



  1. Opened Registry Editor

  2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility\StickyKeys

  3. On the right side double click Flags and change its value to 506

  4. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility\Keyboard ResponseLocate Flags in On the right side double click Flags and change its value to 122.

  5. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility\ToggleKeys

  6. On the right side double click Flags and change its value to 58.

  7. Close Registry Editor and restart computer.


Then I tried Renaming the EOA exe File



  1. Go to Windows -> System32

  2. Rename Sethc.exe


Nothing I do is getting rid of the sticky keys. If I long press shift it enables sticky keys even after all these things have been done.


Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you.


SOLUTION THAT WORKED FOR ME - Thank you @John


Try SFC and DISM . Open cmd.exe with Run as Administrator. Run SFC /SCANNOW and allow it to complete. Then run dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth. Allow all to finish, restart and test.


Answer



"Shift" does not enable Sticky Keys so something has gone wrong. Try SFC and DISM . Open cmd.exe with Run as Administrator. Run SFC /SCANNOW and allow it to complete. Then run dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth. Allow all to finish, restart and test.


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