Turn Off Sticky Keys in Windows 7

The Sticky Keys feature of Windows 7 can be turned off by one of two ways:

1. Turn it off with a keyboard shortcut.
2. Turn it off from the Control Panel.

Turn off Sticky Keys with a keyboard shortcut

If you have accidentally activated Sticky Keys, you can quickly turn it off by pressing both SHIFT keys at the same time.

Turn off Sticky Keys from the Control Panel

The Sticky Keys feature can also be turned off in Windows 7 via the Control Panel:

• Click Start → Control Panel → Ease of Access → Change how your keyboard works.
• Locate the “Make it easier to type” heading.
• Remove the check mark from the box next to “Turn on Sticky Keys”.

If there is no check mark next to this option, Sticky Keys is not on.

Disable Sticky Keys Permanently in Windows 7

Sticky Keys is an accessibility feature of Windows that locks certain keys when they’re pressed. Some people, especially gamers who have a habit of tapping the same key many times in a row, find themselves getting tripped up when Sticky Keys turns itself on automatically. We’ve previously covered how to turn off Sticky Keys in Windows 7, and now we will show you how to disable the feature permanently.

Browse to the Sticky Keys Setup area

• Click Start.
• Click the Ease of Access heading.
• Click “Change how your keyboard works”.
• Click “Set up Sticky Keys” (or press ALT+C).

Disable Sticky Keys

First of all, if Sticky Keys is on then you will probably want to turn it off — remove the check mark from the box next to “Turn on Sticky Keys” (if it’s checked).

Next, un-check “Turn on Sticky Keys when SHIFT is pressed five times”. This will prevent Windows 7 from turning on Sticky Keys automatically in the future.

Press the OK button to save your changes, and you should no longer see the Sticky Keys popup warning you that the feature has detected your key presses and decided to activate itself.