FilterKeys: Ignore Brief or Repeated Keystrokes and Slow Down the Repeat Rate

FilterKeys is an accessibility option that adjusts the keyboard response so that inadvertently repeated keystrokes are ignored. Using FilterKeys, you can also slow the rate at which a key repeats when you hold it down. This procedure tells you how to turn on FilterKeys through Accessibility Options in Control Panel.

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

On the Start menu:

Select Control Panel

Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key ).

Select Control Panel by pressing C.

In Control Panel:

Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View.
Select Accessibility Options.

In Control Panel:

Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
Press ENTER.
Press the RIGHT ARROW key, and then the LEFT ARROW key to select Accessibility Options.
Press ENTER.

In the Accessibility Options dialog box, on the Keyboard tab:

To turn on FilterKeys:

Select the Use FilterKeys check box.

Note To turn off FilterKeys, clear the Use FilterKeys check box.

In the Accessibility Options dialog box, on the Keyboard tab:

To turn on FilterKeys:

Select the Use FilterKeys check box by pressing F.

Note To turn off FilterKeys, clear the Use FilterKeys check box by pressing F.

To access FilterKeys settings:

Select Settings.

To access FilterKeys settings:

Select Settings by pressing E.

In the Settings for FilterKeys dialog box:

Select the options you want by selecting or clearing the check boxes.
Select OK twice to save the settings and exit Accessibility Options.

In the Settings for FilterKeys dialog box:

Select options by pressing the underlined access keys (see notes below).
Press ENTER twice to save the settings and exit Accessibility Options.

To close Control Panel:

Select the Close button.

To close Control Panel:

Press ALT+F, C.

Notes:

You can choose from the following options under FilterKeys Settings:

To use the shortcut that allows you to turn FilterKeys on or off by holding down the right SHIFT key for eight or more seconds, select the Use shortcut check box (Press U).
To ignore a keystroke that is repeated too quickly, select Ignore repeated keystrokes (Press O).
To set further options, such as specifying the amount of time that must pass between repeated keystrokes in order for a keystroke to be recognized as an intended keystroke, click Settings (Press S).
To ignore a keystroke that is pressed too briefly, select Ignore quick keystrokes and slow down the repeat rate (Press N).
To set further options, such as specifying that keystrokes are not repeated when a key is held down or that a key must be held down for a specified amount of time to be accepted as a valid keystroke, click Settings (Press E).
To sound a beep when you press a key and another beep when the pressed key is accepted as a keystroke, under Notification, select the Beep when keys pressed or accepted check box (Press B).
To display an icon for FilterKeys on the taskbar when FilterKeys is turned on, under Notification, select the Show FilterKeys status on screen (Press H) check box.

Control Panel: Accessibility Options: Keyboard tab: Use FilterKeys