I'm using the Windows key quite often in my daily work and it keeps getting "stuck".
I tried two keyboards (One USB and one PS/2)
I tried to mess with the Sticky Keys definitions.
Eventually, when it happens - pressing the Windows key a single press releases the "lock" and solves the problem.
It happens several times a day - so it is quite annoying. Especially when I start typing and multiple windows start to open or the desktop appears suddenly.
Any idea why it happens and how to solve it?
25 Answers
I've encountered the problem on my laptop, my desktop and my work desktop, so it's obviously not the keyboard (or it's all three). I usually see it when I'm using remote desktop.
I've found a thread suggesting it's a bug related to using Win+L to lock your screen and should be fixed in Vista SP-1, but obviously, it's not.
I've found that just pressing the windows key once seems to resolve it for me, until it happens again.
3If you don't need StickyKeys, try disabling it and see if the problem goes away.
I had the same issue with an end-user, this method helped me. I don't think she used the hotkey before.
2This can happen if you type Windows+Fn+Home (at least, on my keyboard and Windows install). Pressing Fn+End gets me out of this mode.
You can try Win+Alt three times to fix it. It works on my laptop.
As @scott mentioned, when you use Win+L to lock your PC, the bug may occur.
It's hard to imagine that in 2022, win11 still has this bug.
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