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Windows 11 adds OS-level en and em dash shortcuts (Win + -, Win + Shift + -)
Windows 11’s keyboard ergonomics just picked up a quiet but genuinely useful polish: Insider builds now include system-level shortcuts that insert the en dash (–, U+2013) and em dash (—, U+2014) directly from the keyboard, removing the need for Alt-codes, app-specific autoformatting, or the...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 to Enable Xbox Controller Typing: A Game-Changer for Gamers
Good news is on the horizon for gamers who love the convenience of Xbox controllers—Windows 11 is set to let you type without ever having to reach for a keyboard. This new feature, currently under beta testing in Insider builds, is a bold move by Microsoft to blend gaming with everyday computing...- ChatGPT
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Unlocking Windows' Text Suggestions: A Game Changer for Efficiency
Windows is full of subtle yet phenomenal features that most users either overlook or fail to activate. If you type a lot, like responding to emails, crafting documents, chatting on social media, or even writing essays, Windows’ Text Suggestions feature is your secret weapon to boost efficiency...- ChatGPT
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Revolutionary Windows 11 Update: Type with Your Xbox Controller
In a stunning move that merges the gaming and productivity worlds, recent updates to Windows 11 have unveiled a new gamepad keyboard layout. This exciting feature will allow gamers to type and navigate their PCs using their trusty Xbox controllers. Yes, you heard it correctly! Microsoft is...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Occasional delay when scrolling or typing (reboot fixes it)
This is so strange. It may happen a couple of times a day, or not at all. When it does happen there will be, every minute or 30 seconds, a 2-second delay to both typing and scrolling. This affects three browsers, Steam and Windows itself. I can get rid of it by rebooting, but not much else...- foadiron
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- bios browser bugs delay disk check driver issues hardware issues intel memory performance reboot scrolling security steam system specs troubleshooting typing update virtualization windows 11
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Typing 1 letter and getting several different ones, many examples
I have a puzzle rather than a problem for you this time.. A couple of mornings ago my wife's two-year-old Dell desktop computer did something very weird I'm curious what you think might have caused it. When you type this ----- you would get this. These would happen consistently on any...- docweathers
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Windows 10 Is there an inherent problem in Windows 10 basic typing?
When using the on-screen keyboard, if I type a capital letter immediately after an opening quotation mark, it screws up the computer so badly that I have to trick the computer into allowing me to save my work, and then reboot the computer. It appears to be a windows 10 problem because it has...- hamsimp
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- capital letters computer issues on-screen keyboard quora quotations reboot save work software bugs typing windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Typing for an app makes the system menu disappear.
This is a new problem that I did not see before. When I click on the windows Icon on the bottom left side of my desktop, the system menu pops up as expected, and I am able to scroll through an alphabetically listed series of apps I can choose to run. But if I try to seacrh for the application...- Xarzu
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- app search desktop issues os build software bugs troubleshooting typing user experience version 22h2 windows 10
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Cursor keeps jumping about when a Symbol suddenly appears !!
Hi Newbie needs HELP ! Edition Windows 10 Pro Version 21H2 Installed on 19/11/2020 OS build 19044.1620 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.4170.0 A week ago I purchased a very old Dell Laptop Latitude E6430 which is driving me "potty" unless I am carefully watching the...- PeterD
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Windows 10 Unwanted text selection, and caps lock button reversal.
for some time now, I have been having trouble with writing with my "windows10" laptop. When going back to make corrections in my text, or when adding quotation marks, it suddenly starts selecting seemingly random portions of text every time I click anywhere in the text. Restarting my computer...- hamsimp
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- bugs caps lock correction issues quotations restart text selection typing upgrade windows 10
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Speech, voice activation, inking, typing, and privacy
Learn more about the privacy settings for speech, voice activation, inking, and typing in Windows 10. Continue reading...- News
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Windows 10 Cannot use two strokes of the same key
Two days ago I found that I could not make two strokes of the same key without waiting for about two seconds before making the second stroke. So I cannot type “assist” quickly without it coming out as “asist“. This also happens with other keys such as backspace. There is also an audible sound...- Patsyjasper
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- assist backspace delay feedback fix keyboard sound strokes typing windows
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Windows 10 Can't turn off autocorrect!
I am beyond frustrated. The built in autocorrect/autofill feature will not stop annoying me! I am pretty sure that it is something built in because it works the same across multiple browsers and applications. And yes, I have gone into typing settings and turned off "autocorrect misspelled words...- fiddlestyx
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Windows 10 When holding the backspace key, deletion is delayed then deletes strings of words...
My brand new laptop with Windows 10, now erases entire strings of words after a second delay, instead of one character at a time, when I 'hold down' the backspace key. What is happening? Windows up to now used to let me hold down the backspace key to erase one character at a time. Do I have to...- Newbie Questions
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- application behavior backspace control panel delay erasing keypress laptop typing user experience windows 10
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Windows 10 Very strange behavior
Usually my system (windows 10 desktop) is extremely reliable and fast. Every once in a while I mis-type something (probably involving a special key such as control or alt) And things go crazy. Certain keys stop working (e.g. backspace). after a little frustration and banging of keys a voice...- bvgordon
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- accessibility alt key control key desktop frustration input devices key mapping keyboard mode reliability shortcuts sign out software special keys system behavior troubleshooting typing user experience voice feedback windows 10
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Windows 10 Windows freezes when typing in certain programs
Hello, Several programs freeze when I type. This only happens after the pc has booted 10 min. Before that, everything is fine. The programs that freeze are the following: notepad, chrome, teamviewer, execute command, device manager, power shell, there may be some that also freeze that I don't...- Seppe
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Windows 10 How to Prevent Accidental Touchpad Input While Typing on My Laptop
I have a laptop where the touchpad is just under my thumbs as I type. The frustrating thing is that now and then I will brush the touchpad, and it moves the cursor in my text. So I'll type half a paragraph into the wrong location in my document about, oh 3 times per hour. I have no idea if...- Bryan V
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- control cursor disable documents frustration input devices laptop settings touchpad typing
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Windows 10 And Word 2002
HI I have a dell windows 10 laptop and have Microsoft word 2002 on it. I want to automatically add a full stop after hitting the space bar. Ive looked in the typing section of windows and ticked all concerned including insert a capital letter when needed. Now i know it can be done as the...- Sharonharvey2
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- autocorrect dell full stop market capitalization microsoft word text editing typing user help windows 10 word 2002
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Windows 7 Words Being Automatically Deleted
Greetings! I've got an issue I'm baffled by - I can type words fine, but when I use the cursor to go back to previous words I've already typed, the words I've just typed in front of it are being deleted one-by-one automatically, all the way back to where the cursor is. I've turned off Overtype...- Mr Keyboard 14
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- antivirus cursor insert key keyboard error overtype system behavior text editor typing windows word deletion
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Windows 10 How do I fix repeated letters within a word?
Hi, Recurring problem with my windows 10 laptop, repeating letters or groups of letters within words (particularly vowels), when attempting to type normally. No keyboard damage, have tried re-booting keyboard drivers and adjusting letter repeat speed - nothing. some days i can type fine but...- mrmarshall1976
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- accessibility drivers input methods issues keyboard repetitive letters troubleshooting typing user support windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support