How to solve the problem of randomly opening applications after pressing any key?

Keyboard shortcuts are designed to help users open various necessary applications by touching two or three keys at the same time. However, a few users have raised an issue in the community that random apps pop up whenever they try to press a certain key on their keyboard. This is a very critical issue and upon further investigation we discovered some potential reasons behind this issue. Try these workarounds to find a quick solution.

Solution

1. Check your keyboard. If you are using an old, dusty keyboard, the keys may act erratically and cause this problem. You should clean it with a cloth or compressed air.

2. There is another potential problem that you may have overlooked. Sometimes jewelry on your wrist or fingers can interfere with certain key operations.

3. There are some keyboard shortcuts you should try beforehand -

• Windows Key Alt
• Windows Key Shift Spacebar
• Windows Key D
• Windows Key Fn
• Alt Tab

These shortcuts can provide temporary solutions to problems.

Fix 1 – Try pressing the Windows key multiple times very quickly

This trick works for most users. Try pressing the Windows key on your keyboard as fast as possible, almost more than 20 times per second. Now, after that, see if it solves your problem.

Fix 2 – Run the Keyboard Troubleshooter

You can run the Keyboard Troubleshooter to check and resolve the issue.

1. First, right-click the Windows icon and click "Settings".

#2. When the Setup Utility opens, click on the first option "System" in the left pane.

3. Then, scroll a little to the right and click on "Troubleshoot" to resolve the keyboard issue.

4. Now, click on “Additional Troubleshooters”. This will open a complete troubleshooting list on your screen.

5. Next, browse down the list until you see the "Keyboard" troubleshooter.

6. After that, click "Run" to run the troubleshooter.

Now, just follow the steps of the troubleshooter that appears on your screen and let Windows detect the actual problem with your keyboard and fix it.

Once the problem is resolved, test the keyboard by hitting a few random keys (together and individually).

If the app is still open, try disabling Sticky Keys.

Fix 3 – Disable Sticky Keys and Filter Keys

You can disable Sticky Keys and Filter Keys to resolve the issue.

1. Open the settings page.

2. Then, click on the "Accessibility" settings to access.

3. After that, click on the "Keyboard" settings in the right pane.

4. Here, on the right side of the screen, make sure that "Sticky Keys" and "Filter Keys"Set "Off".

5. Once completed, click the arrow symbol next to "Sticky Keys" to explore.

#6. Now, on the right pane, you can see various options related to Sticky Keys.

7. So set these settings one by one to "Off".

# After that, close the "Settings" page.

Now, press some keys and check if it opens any random application.

Fix 4 – Check for some stuck keys

It’s easy to check if you have any stuck keys using the on-screen keyboard.

1. First, right-click the Windows icon on the taskbar.

2. Then, click "Settings" to open it.

3. Next, click on “Accessibility” in the left pane.

4. You can find various accessibility features in the right pane. Click "Keyboard" to access it.

5. Now, you can open the "On-Screen Keyboard".

Once you open the On-Screen Keyboard (OSK), a full virtual keyboard opens on your screen.

Now, check if you can see some keys that appear to be stuck on the OSK. Stuck keys will appear in different colors.

If this is the case, try clearing those stuck keys manually. Once the keys appear normal on the OSK screen, the problem is resolved.

Fix 5 – Using Registry Tweaks

You can disable specific Windows features and get rid of this problem.

Step 1 – Open OSK

You must first open the on-screen keyboard. If you already have it open, you can skip these steps.

1. Open the settings window.

2. After opening, click "Accessibility" on the left, and then click "Keyboard" on the right side of the page.

3. Now, just change the "On-Screen Keyboard" option to "Open".

Now when you open the on-screen keyboard, go to the next step.

Step 2 - Edit the Registry

1. You must open the Registry Editor. Click the search box and use the on-screen keyboard to enter "regedit".

2. When you see "Registry Editor" in the search results, click on it.

WARNING - Registry Editor saves registry records on your computer. Therefore, before you do anything else, you should make a registry backup beforehand. You can do this in the following ways -

a. Once the Registry Editor screen opens, click "File" in the menu bar.

Bay. Then click "Export" to create a new registry backup on your system.

Now, select a location, use the on-screen keyboard to name the backup and save it there.

3. After that, reach the location of WindowsInkWorkspace -

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\

4. Now, on the left side, right-click on the " Microsoft " key and click on " New>" and "Key" create a new key.

5. Name this key " WindowsInkWorkspace ".

6. Make sure you have this key selected. Now, go to the right pane.

7. Right-click the space and click "New>", then click "DWORD (32-bit) Value".

8. Next, simply name this value " AllowWindowsInkWorkspace ".

9.Double-click on the new value so you can modify it.

#10. Set the "Value Data:" box to "0".

11. After that, click "OK".

Once you are done, close the Registry Editor window.

Now, restart the system for this change to take effect.

Fix 6 – Uninstall the keyboard driver and reinstall

You should try uninstalling the keyboard and reinstalling it.

1. Simply right-click on the Windows icon on the taskbar.

2. After opening the context menu, click "Device Manager".

3. Enter the Device Manager page and expand the "Keyboard" section to view the keyboard driver.

4. Now, right-click on the problematic keyboard driver and click on "Uninstall Device".

5.接下来，点击“卸载”卸载键盘驱动程序。

这将从您的系统中卸载键盘驱动程序。

现在，使用鼠标关闭设备管理器页面。回到桌面后，重新启动计算机。

当 Windows 重新启动时，它会检测到丢失的键盘驱动程序并安装主键盘驱动程序。

回来后，尝试按一个键。

修复 7 – 卸载热键软件

热键软件和键盘调整器（例如Keyman、KeyLemon等）旨在通过按几个键来打开应用程序。但是，有时这可能会导致错误。

1.首先，同时按下Win键+R键。

2.接下来，写下这个并点击“ OK ”。

应用程序向导

3. 这将带您进入程序和功能页面，该页面包含您计算机上安装的所有应用程序。

4.因此，查找您已安装的任何应用程序来调整密钥。右键单击该应用程序，然后单击“卸载”。

现在，按照屏幕上的步骤完全卸载该应用程序。

通常，这些类型的应用程序需要重新启动系统。因此，重新启动系统应该会完成卸载。

修复 8 – 回滚驱动程序

如果您的键盘最近收到了更新，您应该回滚鼠标驱动程序更新。

1.首先，同时按下Windows键+R键。

2. 然后，输入“ devmgmt.msc ”并按Enter 键。

3. 一旦设备管理器屏幕打开，再次展开“键盘”。

4.接下来，只需右键点击键盘并点击“属性”。

5. 现在，转到“驱动程序”选项卡。

6.在这里，单击“回滚驱动程序”。

让 Windows 回滚键盘驱动程序。在此过程中，系统会要求您重新启动计算机。

重新启动系统。

回滚当前更新后，问题应该就消失了。

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