Completely disable StickyKeys, FilterKeys and ToggleKeys

Amer Kachmar — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:28:24 +0000

For those who don’t use StickyKeys, FilterKeys, or ToggleKeys, these are very annoying features in Windows if not disabled. These are accessibility features in Windows that helps users with disabilities. However, they can run when normal users don’t want them to, especially the StickyKeys feature as it can run if a user presses the Shift key five times.

By default, these features are not enabled. However, their associated Keyboard Shortcuts can make them run even if they aren’t enabled. What we are going to do is disable the shortcuts that launch them.

Here is how to completely disable StickyKeys, FilterKeys and ToggleKeys in Windows XP:

Choose Start, Control Panel, Accessibility Options. See figure,
Accessibility Options
Before you proceed, make sure that Use StickyKeys, Use FilterKeys, and Use ToggleKeys are unchecked.
Now, in the StickyKeys section, press the Settings button. Uncheck the Use Shortcut checkbox. See figure,
StickyKeys Settings
Click the OK button.
Similarly, you can do the same for FilterKeys and ToggleKeys sections (Settings button, uncheck Use Shortcut…)
When done, don’t forget to press the OK button in the Accessibility Options dialog to save settings.

Now, these keys should not annoy you again, most likely users get annoyed of them while playing games. They suddenly find themselves kicked out to the Windows desktop. Well, not anymore

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