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'def title How to disable Sticky Keys prompt
'def  desc Quick and easy instructions on disabling the Windows prompt 'Do you want to turn on Sticky Keys?'

# {title}

{pagenav 1 min;01 November 2021;01 November 2021}

We've all been there: you're playing a game and after pressing {` Shift} multiple times, you get a popup about "Sticky Keys", similar to this one:

{img ./img/windows-sticky-keys-prompt.png}

This is how to stop the popup from showing up ever again:

:ordered
1. Press {b Windows key + R}, type in {` control access.cpl}, and then press {b OK}

   {img ./img/windows-run-control-access.png}

2. Inside the opened up window, press {b Make the keyboard easier to use}

   {img ./img/windows-make-keyboard-highlighted.png}

3. After that, press {b Set up Sticky Keys}

   {img ./img/windows-sticky-keys-highlighted.png}

4. Uncheck the {b Turn on Sticky Keys when SHIFT is pressed five times}

   {img ./img/windows-sticky-keys-disable.png}

5. Finally, press {b OK} and close the window