Help, You Knowledgeable People, Please... Please

[jourdain2]

As some of you know, my laptop died in early December, so I was forced to buy another which has Windows 10. I struggle with it, but cannot understand why I have to hit each key very hard insteadof typing normally. Honestly it has just takenme 18 minutestype 5 accurate lines in answer to a question. I've left the errrors in to give you anidea of the problem. Is it something to do with this particular machine? I did train as atouch-typist and passed all sorts of exams and have neverhad a problem before. The space-bar isan obvious prob
lem.

DoI need to take this one back whilst guarantee is working?? ? Advice, please.

[Prudie]

I'd have thought yes. That's not normal. The only time I have to thump my laptop keys to make them type is when the keyboard is clogged with crumbs.

[Canary42]

Take it back and demand replacement (or money back if you like)

[Buenchico]

It might just be the nature of the keyboard that's fitted into your laptop. If so, there's probably nothing that you can do about it.

However your reference to touch-typing (rather than poking the keys one-by-one, as I'm doing now) suggests that you might be resting your palm on the touchpad. If so then, ideally, DON'T! (It's a well-known cause of problems with keyboard sensitivity).

However, if you find that you have to rest your palm on the touchpad, try reducing its sensitivity. (Settings > Devices > Mouse and Touchpad).

[pinkyboyid]

It may be worth checking the Windows Keyboard settings as there are a number of options to set Keyboard operational features, including 'typing delay'. To check / change this action goto:-

- Select Windows Start>Settings
- Select 'Ease of Access'
- Select 'Keyboard'
- Check the option 'Filter Keys' and ensure that it is set to 'Off' status. (Click the status bar to toggle 'On/Off' as necessary)

Hope that works for you.

[jourdain2]

Thank you all very much. I've beeninto the settings and everything is turned to off. I havenoticed that I can sometimes touchthetouchpad when typing, but right now Immaking great efforts not to do so and it doesn't seem to bemaking much of a difference. Witness the missing spaces here.! Apostrophes gomissing as well. :(

[pinkyboyid]

Is the problem occurring in your web browser and also elsewhere on your system such as a Word Processing program?

Have you tried using a different Web browser e.g. such as http://www.opera.com or http://www.firefox.com ?