How To Adjust Laptop Keyboard Sensitivity

Guide to show you adjust the sensitivity of the keys on a laptop keyboard or change the laptop keyboard sensitivity setting.

Windows controls how long you must hold down a key before it repeats, along with the key repeat speed. If characters repeat too quickly or slowly when you hold down a key, open the Control Panel and then open the Keyboard entry. Choose the Speed tab and move the sliders for Repeat Delay and Repeat Rate until you've adjusted them to your style. The Repeat Delay slider determines how long you must hold down a key before it begins repeating, and the Repeat Rate determines how quickly repeated characters appear on-screen. Click Apply when you're finished.

Then, there could be something corrupted in the keyboard driver. This part assumes you are using Windows XP. Click on Start and then right-click on My Computer. Select properties. Then select the Hardware tab and select Device Manager. Once in Device Manager, click on the + next to keyboards. Likely there will be only one option, but if there is more than one, select the one for you keyboard and right-click on it. Click on Uninstall. Then reboot your computer. As the computer restarts, it will recognize the keyboard and reinstall the driver, but hopefully this time it won't be corrupted.

The only practical solutions would be:
1. Replace the keyboard. A new keyboard is usualy less sensitive though.
2. Tighten the fasteners inside. If the laptop is an older one you may try opening the unit up and tightening the screws that hold the keyboard up to the key frame.

Other than that you are looking at a custom designed short run membrane. It is cheaper to get a new laptop keyboardin that case. Papatek.com compatible laptop keyboard is your good choice.

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