Is the Sticky Keys prompt bothering you? Here’s a simple way to quickly and easily turn off or disable the sticky keys prompt in Windows 11.
Pressing the ‘Shift’ key 5 or more times displays the Sticky Keys prompt asking if you want to enable Sticky Keys. This is an accessibility feature that lets you turn on sticky keys no matter what you are doing on the screen. If you click “Yes” to turn on sticky keys, it keeps the modifier keys (Start, Ctrl, Alt, and Shift) active even after you release them. This allows you to press keyboard shortcuts sequentially (one key at a time) instead of simultaneously. For example, to press the “Ctrl + C” shortcut, you can press the “Ctrl” key and then the “C” key. You don’t have to hold down the “Ctrl” key.
While a useful feature for some, it can be annoying and distracting, especially when gaming, working with files, coding, video or audio editing, etc. Thankfully, you can easily disable the sticky keys prompt so that it doesn’t pop up even after pressing the ‘Shift’ key multiple times.
In this quick and easy guide, let me show you the steps to disable or turn off the sticky keys prompt in Windows 11. Let’s get started.
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Steps to Disable Sticky Keys Prompt in Windows 11
To turn off the sticky keys prompt, you must change the Windows 11 accessibility options using the Settings app. Here’s how.
- Press the “Windows key + I” shortcut to open Settings.
- Go to the “Accessibility” tab on the sidebar.
- Click the “Keyboard” option.
- Click the “Sticky keys” option.
- Turn OFF the “Keyboard shortcut for Sticky keys” toggle.
- With that, the sticky keys prompt is disabled in Windows 11.
Detailed Steps (With Screenshots)
As always, the first thing to do is open the Settings window. To do that, press the “Windows key + I” shortcut or right-click the “Windows” icon on the taskbar and select the “Settings” option.
Once the Settings app opens, go to the “Accessibility” tab on the sidebar. On the right page, scroll down to the “Interaction” section and click the “Keyboard” option.
In the ‘Keyboard Accessibility’ page, click the “Sticky keys” option under the “Sticky, Filter, and Toggle keys” section.
On this page, turn OFF the “Keyboard shortcut for Sticky keys” toggle.
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That is it. With that, you’ve completely disabled the sticky keys prompt. From now on, the sticky keys prompt will not appear when you press the ‘Shift’ key repeatedly.
If you have any questions or need help, comment below. I’ll be happy to assist.
Update: The tutorial has been updated to simplify the steps.
