I usually use my MacBook for Internet browsing, but I need to use my Windows-based Thinkpad for applications like AutoEnginuity as well as email sometimes. Here's the problem...
I'm running Windows 10 with all the most recent updates available and recently I started getting a random popup window about filter keys with a yes or no option to allow them or not. Usually it comes up at the welcome screen before you log in. I usually click no, but even if I click yes, there's an array of issues that come up:
- I do not have a separate number keypad on this laptop, so if I need to enter numbers I have to use the multifunction keys below the F keys. Pressing 1 will yield !, 2 will give me @ and 3 will give me #, etc. as if the shift key is stuck.
- You could start typing in small letters and half way through a word, caps lock comes on. Toggling the caps lock key will sometimes work. Using the arrow keys to move between letters will start highlighting. This has made typing a nightmare.
- Clicking on an application on the taskbar or in an Internet browser like Chrome will open new windows. Click on a Word document and you'll have a blank document on the taskbar right next to it. Clicking on any link in the browser will open it in a new window.
- If I'm looking at files in a folder and click on something, it will act as if the control key is pressed and clicking on one file will select a whole batch of them.
I've gone into Control Panel and played around with a number of features like sticky keys and filter keys to no avail. The fact that if is affecting the mouse means this is probably not the issue and it's driving me out the wall. Any input will be MUCH appreciated! Thanks!
I'm running Windows 10 with all the most recent updates available and recently I started getting a random popup window about filter keys with a yes or no option to allow them or not. Usually it comes up at the welcome screen before you log in. I usually click no, but even if I click yes, there's an array of issues that come up:
- I do not have a separate number keypad on this laptop, so if I need to enter numbers I have to use the multifunction keys below the F keys. Pressing 1 will yield !, 2 will give me @ and 3 will give me #, etc. as if the shift key is stuck.
- You could start typing in small letters and half way through a word, caps lock comes on. Toggling the caps lock key will sometimes work. Using the arrow keys to move between letters will start highlighting. This has made typing a nightmare.
- Clicking on an application on the taskbar or in an Internet browser like Chrome will open new windows. Click on a Word document and you'll have a blank document on the taskbar right next to it. Clicking on any link in the browser will open it in a new window.
- If I'm looking at files in a folder and click on something, it will act as if the control key is pressed and clicking on one file will select a whole batch of them.
I've gone into Control Panel and played around with a number of features like sticky keys and filter keys to no avail. The fact that if is affecting the mouse means this is probably not the issue and it's driving me out the wall. Any input will be MUCH appreciated! Thanks!
