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I am having an odd problem. My keys won't repeat when held down. its fine to type and I can double touch just fine. however I can't hold and repeat. This problem has prevented movement in games that require holding down the keys to move forward. I have checked and filter keys is off and so is sticky keys. I have cleaned up my registry several time and this hasn't solved the problem. I have also restored old versions of windows 7 even going back as have as 4 years ago the problem is still there. Can anyone help?

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    Whay keyboard are you using? Have you checked repeat speed on Control Panel >> Keyboard? Aug 25, 2013 at 23:10
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    Can you test a different keyboard? Are there any programs running (especially in the background) that could be intercepting hotkeys? Do you know when this behavior started/how long it’s been happening (conversely, did it ever work correctly)?
    – Synetech
    Aug 25, 2013 at 23:51
  • First try a different keyboard.
    – Mokubai
    Aug 26, 2013 at 8:07

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Went to "Ease of Access Center" Windows7 (32-bit).

There isn't any box to 'untick' at "Turn on Filter Keys" but there is an off/on option. Switched it to the 'off' position and hey presto, I can get 'repeats' on my keyboard by holding down any specific key. Thanks. Nick

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  • Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Ease of Access Center\Make the keyboard easier to use
    – Mark Kahn
    Feb 25, 2018 at 13:38
  • Windows 10, turn off use Sticky Keys: i.imgur.com/hmRjEPY.png Sep 27, 2021 at 10:03
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This just happened to me and it's because my cat was lying on the keyboard I think.

If you hold down the right shift button for 8 seconds in Windows, Filter Keys turns on which limits the number of keystrokes so you can press one key only once in a 1-2 second period. This limits your ability to type any words with double letters in them, limits your scrolling with the arrow keys on websites, limits using the delete button, etc.

In Windows 7, the option to turn this off is under "Ease of Access Center" settings and then-->"Make the keyboard easier to use", then uncheck the box for "Turn on Filter Keys" in the control panel. It's not listed under Keyboard or Mouse settings.

I hope this helps someone else.

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  • OP has explicitly stated that filter keys are off.
    – gronostaj
    Jul 3, 2015 at 22:54
  • Our cats must have game to the same school of keyboarding! ;). +1, because this is a good explanation and solution, and the accepted answer address the same problem (even though the OP identified Filter Keys as off). BTW, this still addresses the problem n Windows 10.
    – Sablefoste
    Jul 30, 2017 at 18:46

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