Name of key pressed box pops up...how to turn off??

Hello, I dont even know how to word my problem in order to search for the
answer so I hope someone knows what im talking about!

When I press a key (shift, control, alt...etc but not the letter or number
keys) a little box pops up for the duration of the key press that says what
key I am pressing. For example, every time i hit the "shift" key, a little
box pops up that says Shift until I let go of the key. This is incredibly
annoying. Does anyone know how to stop it? I attempted to hold down the key
for a while to maybe turn it off but that doesnt do anything and I attempted
to hold down the key and click on the box but that doesnt do anything either.
I have no idea how this little "feature" got turned on and just seems to have
started all on its own one day.

Thanks!

Hi,

Check the Control Panel/Ease of Access/Keyboard settings.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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"Neena sha Beena" <Neena sha Beena@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> Hello, I dont even know how to word my problem in order to search for the
> answer so I hope someone knows what im talking about!
>
> When I press a key (shift, control, alt...etc but not the letter or number
> keys) a little box pops up for the duration of the key press that says
> what
> key I am pressing. For example, every time i hit the "shift" key, a little
> box pops up that says Shift until I let go of the key. This is incredibly
> annoying. Does anyone know how to stop it? I attempted to hold down the
> key
> for a while to maybe turn it off but that doesnt do anything and I
> attempted
> to hold down the key and click on the box but that doesnt do anything
> either.
> I have no idea how this little "feature" got turned on and just seems to
> have
> started all on its own one day.
>
> Thanks!