Bring up the on-screen keyboard, then press a couple of keys on your physical keyboard, on the on-screen keyboard, is it indicated any other keys like the Alt or Ctrl keys are being pressed even though you are not pressing those keys.
Keyboard Letters highlight apps which start with the same letter
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This just started happening. Whenever i press a letter on my keyboard on the desktop screen, it highlights an app corresponding to the letter. So for instance, If i press D, it would select/highlight Discord or another app that starts with D. If i have more than 1 that starts with it, it would start switching around. I don’t know how to fix this, i need help.
Windows for home | Other | Input and language
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2025-10-19T09:25:05.4766667+00:00 I run on a laptop, this happens with an external keyboard and the laptop keyboard as well.
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DaveM121 795.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor2025-10-19T11:39:44.52+00:00 -
DaveM121 795.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2025-10-20T06:22:08.9533333+00:00 Sorry, I was offline, I just tested this on my 3 laptops, and this seems to be caused by a setting in Windows.
Open the Settings App, then go to Accessibility - Keyboard, and ensure Filter Keys is disabled, then select Filter Keys and disable all settings in the Filter Keys section.
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2025-10-20T07:55:34.28+00:00 I’ve done this but it is still doing the thing.
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DaveM121 795.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2025-10-20T07:59:18.7233333+00:00 In that case, this may be some new functionality they have added in a recent update or bug in a recent update, because those are the only settings that may be causing this on the Desktop.
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