Shift + i brings up Apps??

stu · May 17, 2023

Any ideas how to kill this? Any time i want to type a capital i this stupid apps search view pops up. Needless to say capital i gets a workout when typing for most people! Advice appreciated!

Try3 · May 17, 2023

stu said:
this stupid apps search view

Did you mean to attach a screenshot showing the view you are referring to?
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Denis

stu · May 17, 2023

stu · May 17, 2023

it occurs regardless of program, first noticed it using Word...sorry i don't use forums much, apologies if replies are all over the place

wimorrison · May 17, 2023

Have you got some keys stuck down on your keyboard? Shift+i simply gives me upper case I. The only other combination that works with i is Windows+i which brings up the System menu.

stu · May 17, 2023

That is very strange...I just tried Windows + i which gave me the Apps view from the System menu, then tried it again and got the System menu as you stated should occur...and now Shift + i gets me a capital I as nature intended! I'm confused and you're a genius :)

Try3 · May 17, 2023

Variable / temporary problems such as that might well be caused by muck/fluff/... underneath your keyboard keys that are causing a neighbouring key to be actioned when you press your shift key.
I suggest you clean out under your keyboard keys.

I use the long hairs of an electric shaver cleaning brush to wipe underneath them.
Many people seem to use cans of compressed air.

I was hoping to figure out which keyboard combination was intended to show you that posted diagram but I can't.
Doing so would have let me suggest which keys to focus efforts on.

Best of luck,
Denis

stu · May 18, 2023

Thanks Denis, appreciate your suggestions and I will do some spring cleaning! cheers

idgat · May 18, 2023

Check keyboard language setting?

TM21 · May 18, 2023

From 40+ years of dealing with dirty keyboards, I can tell you that compressed air can blow dirt deeper down into the keyboard. A procedure I've used on countless keyboards of all types, is a soft bristled cleaning brush or small paint brush to loosen the dirt, around and between the keys, while you vac it out with a vac cleaner crevice tool.
You want to pull the dirt OUT of the keyboard, not blow it down deeper into the key switches.

Compared to 30 or more years ago, todays replacement keyboards are dirt cheap. I just got a deal on several Mechanical Keyboards, that use discrete switches for each key. I've seen these keyboards advertised on the net as Gaming Keyboards and selling for around $100 ea. I paid less than $10ea for the ones I've just bought. So if it turns out that you need a new keyboard, they can be had pretty cheap, if you just look around.

Good Luck,
TM

Maro · Oct 15, 2023

I had the same problem on a brand-new laptop, turns out this is due to a hotkey for InkSpace.
When the window opens, click on the gear in the lower right-hand area to access the settings, then you can disable the hotkey or change it to another combination. Although the hotkey is supposed to use the Windows key in addition to shift+i, according to the hotkey combination, mine also opened without using the Windows key. And no, my Windows key was not stuck, I could press other keys that are hotkeys when the Windows key is depressed without the hotkey function activating.

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