Misbehaving key!

Hello,

I have been facing this problem recently on my HP laptop running Windows 10.

The key 'and " (and only ' and " ) will not input anything until another key is pressed. It can be the same key or any other including space bar.

That is, the above 2 inputs will show on screen only when another key is inputted. So, if I have to type either of these 2 characters, I have to press another key and then do a back space to remove the additional input.

This happens only with the installed Windows 10 (22H2), not with Linux or Windows 11. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers but there is no change.

Does anyone have a clue as to what is happening?

In Settings add another language, English(US) or English(UK), you may find that the keys are ok in one of the languages.

Sorry but not sure what key actually is "and". Could you clarify?
Ampersand maybe?

atferrari said:

Sorry but not sure what key actually is "and". Could you clarify?
Ampersand maybe?

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I think he means the key
'
and the key
"

It's an old problem with windows 10

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This problem has been reported many times with previous versions of Windows - and the fix has always been to change the keyboard from US (International) to US (Standard).

Brief description of the problem for those not familiar:

Pressing a quote - or double quote - does not appear to do anything. pressing it a second time results in two of the characters appearing on the screen.

It is caused by having an international keyboard installed - where some keys can produce extra characters (depending on what you press next).
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Perhaps you are thinking of the vowel ampersand?

From Google,
"Vowels and per se and" refers to the origin of the word "ampersand," where "per se" is a Latin phrase meaning "by itself," and in the context of the alphabet, it was used to describe vowels like "A" or "I" that could also be considered words on their own; so, when reciting the alphabet, children would say "X, Y, Z, and per se and," which eventually became shortened to "ampersand.".

jpanhalt said:

Perhaps you are thinking of the vowel ampersand?

From Google,
"Vowels and per se and" refers to the origin of the word "ampersand," where "per se" is a Latin phrase meaning "by itself," and in the context of the alphabet, it was used to describe vowels like "A" or "I" that could also be considered words on their own; so, when reciting the alphabet, children would say "X, Y, Z, and per se and," which eventually became shortened to "ampersand.".

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No, they are referring to the key with the single and double quote - read the link above (post#5). It's a known issue for the "MS International English
Keyboard" - keep up.

ZipZapOuch said:

It's an old problem with windows 10

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This problem has been reported many times with previous versions of Windows - and the fix has always been to change the keyboard from US (International) to US (Standard).

Brief description of the problem for those not familiar:

Pressing a quote - or double quote - does not appear to do anything. pressing it a second time results in two of the characters appearing on the screen.

It is caused by having an international keyboard installed - where some keys can produce extra characters (depending on what you press next).
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Redirecting

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Thank you. Changed the language as suggested and the problem is gone!