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A few days ago, while I was pondering my next step in VS2015, I kept my finger on the shift key, unaware of what I was doing. After a few seconds of the shift depressed, some window popped up, something about filter keys or sticky keys. I don't even remember what I did to dismiss it, but apparently I turned Filter Keys on. My gawd! The consequences! My keyboard would work fine at startup, but anywhere from 0 to 15 minutes after Windows logon, the keyboard seemed to stop working. When I pressed a key, all that I would get is a feint "tick" from the computer, otherwise the keypress was ignored.
I won't bore you with details of my struggle to get to the bottom of it all, but it involved four - count them four - re-imagings of the systems drive to try and get rid of what I believed must be a virus. Every time after a new image, the keyboard would work fine for about 15 to 30 minutes, then the bluddy "virus" was back!
It seems, because I log onto Windows with a Microsoft account, they store part of my profile on their servers, and every time I logged on, Microsoft in their wisdom decided to restore my profile shortly after logon. Apparently your profile includes settings in the "Ease of Access Center", which includes your Filter Keys settings.
Finally, after 2 days, I Googled the problem. I should have done this in the first place, but hell, I never claimed to be the brightest light in the harbor. Based on Googled advice, I went into the Ease of Access Center (Control Panel) and cleared the activation of Filter Keys. Poof! The "virus" was gone! Hallelujah!
I blush to disclose this story in the supreme intellectual environment of the Lounge, but I thought I may mention it to help someone else who may run into the same problem! 
I must say I don't understand why in gawd's name Microsoft even has a Filter Keys setting. What purpose does it serve?
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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Increased support fees maybe?
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Hahaha!!
Cool story bro! 
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Cornelius Henning wrote:
I must say I don't understand why in gawd's name Microsoft even has a Filter Keys setting. What purpose does it serve?
It's been around since Windows 95. It has something to do with not repeating keys for those folks that hit keys too often (e.g., hand shakes).
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Of course, in all this time that this function exists in Windows, which is probably being used by 0,01% of all Windows users, Microsoft didn't manage to come up with a third way to close that popup: No, and don't ask again, thank you very much.
If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson
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To turn Sticky Keys off, go to Settings -> Ease of Access -> Keyboard, and turn off the toggle under "Sticky Keys".
To disable Sticky Keys, either click the link in the message that pops up, or go to the traditional Control Panel -> Ease of Access Centre -> Make the keyboard easier to use -> Set up Sticky Keys, and un-tick the "Turn on Sticky Keys when SHIFT is pressed five times" option.
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- Homer
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Thanks for posting. I wish I knew this before the problem occurred! 
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Hey all- I'm writing an article where I really really want to tear apart some mscorlib code. I don't want to be too much of an ass about it, but I also want my disgust with (what I believe is) Microsoft's complete disregard for doing the right thing to show clearly in my article.
My question to you all is- Is it OK to submit an article that is not necessarily dry and/or politically correct, and by extension not necessarily "professional"? Can I put things like "WTF??????????" in my article, as an expression of my disgust?
I'm not asking permission for going on the verbal equivalent of a shooting spree--- rather, just asking where the community stands with regard to articles that contain a significant amount of, say, subjective analysis?
Thanks!
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IMHO, an objective analysis (hoewver negative) would be much better received (and more useful ) than a rant. If you want to rant (and there's nothing wrong with that), submit a link to your personal blog post.
/ravi
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Hi Ravi- I completely agree with your statements.
To put more information into this- the intent of the article is not to rant. It is to point out what is wrong, and how to implement things correctly. However, in the process of looking at the implementation provided by MS, I keep shaking my head, writing WTF over and over, then deleting it and being more "dry".
The article is all about what not to do, providing specific examples of how MS did the wrong thing, why those things are bad, and how to do things correctly. The entire article could be written in a black-and-white, dry manner.
I just wonder if a bit of "color" would be OK, or if the CodeProject community rejects subjective statements (like "WTF!!!") outright.
Thanks for your reply!
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Color away!
/ravi
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Nothing increases your reputation as a writer half as much as filling your articles with tired old cliché! I'm sure that you'll be rewarded richly! 
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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This is a hard call ... "WTF" will resonate with most serious developers but the "???????" is going to make you look like some student who deals in text-speak! (And you will lose respect as a result)
If you are angry about the sh1t then I'm sure you can get that over with a little bit of "coloured phrasing" ... I'd say try to keep it "not too much".
It's going to be more about the content to be honest ... a justified rant with some work-arounds the M$ failures should be well-received. But if you just want to have a rant then a blog feed would probably be more appropriate.
I'm looking forward to reading it in whatever format
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Your article will probably be read by some thousand members. Some of them might like it, some might not mind it, some might dislike it. I'd be in the "don't mind" department. But maybe you can transform some of your WTF's into witty remarks that clearly show your opinion about it while being more entertaining to read at the same time?
If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson
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Yeah, you don't want to diminish your own credibility by over-using sophomoric idioms.
There is a lot to dislike about .net (I intend to post a Tip on some nonsense I found last week), but on the whole it's very well done.
On yet a third hand, it's been out for fifteen years now and is ready to be replaced by something better.
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too bloody right. I'm down for that sort of article
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So... what's so wrong in mscorlib?!
Seems to have been used successfully in a ahem number of applications after all.
Are you some kind of pattern Nazi or something?
modified 31-Mar-16 23:09pm.
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Super Lloyd wrote: Are you some kind of pattern Nazi or something?
They are always the worst ones, aren't they?
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Keep it professional. That means a balanced and informative article. Remember, all articles published on CP can be viewed by the wider IT community, and that means people outside of CP can read our articles. We don't want people who got here through a Google search to find an unprofessional article.
If you want to rant, then CP provides a blog as part of your profile. Otherwise keep it professional. By all means, describe your frustration and challenges that you faced along the way, but do so in a way be-fitting for a CP article.
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Don't forget that many different nationalities will be reading your article, and they are likely to have different sensibilities. Rather than WTF, you could using something "Why Microsoft? Seriously, why?" which shows your lack of respect for that piece of code in a way that's not going to be too off-putting for your readers.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: and they are likely to have different sensibilities
I have zero f*cks to give about that.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: I have zero f*cks
Perhaps a different cologne and some deodorant would change that.;P
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The only fix I'm aware of is for everyone to grow a pair and learn how to handle their overly developed and liberal-nurtured sensitivities. My advice to that kind of person - The world is hard. There are no "safe places". Man the f*ck up.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Go for it! Anyone who would publish a travesty like MFC and ATL, and expect developers to use it, can never be forgiven. I spent $$$ on books that weigh more than I do and never found anything useful in them. Let the bashing begin!
Will Rogers never met me.
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Don't let concern for other people's sensitivities cramp your own special writing style. Both barrels, man. Both.F*ckin.Barrels.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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