Keyboard has a tendency to repeat keystrokes maaking accuratee typing challenging

[talkingtoaj2]

OK, so I fudged the subject line to demonstrate my problem. I have far more diffficulty typing accurately with my dm1z than I have with any keyboard previously.

Any ideas on why the dm1z is so prone to this error and how to immprove accuracy?

dm1z

Windows 8 x64

[Dragon-Fur]

The tendency may have to do with the default keyboard sensitivity level more than the actual hardware.

You can try adjusting the keyboard properties:

Windows 7:

Control Panel > select "icon view" >

Windows 8:

Windows key + X > P

Keyboard >  Tab Speed >> Under "Character repeat" >

Adjust each >> Repeat Delay and Repeat Rate   to your satisfaction > OK

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[talkingtoaj2 · Accepted solution]

I worked out the problem I have been experiencing is called "bounce keys". Some keyboards have more bounce than others, resulting in inadvertant double-presses.

The solution is to go to 

Control Panel > Ease of Access > Change how your keyboard works > Turn on filter keys > Turn on bounce keys.

Now the next problem is, the minimum time windows allows for the option "how long should the computer wait before accepting keystrokes?" is 0.5 seconds. Which means, unless you are a very slow typist, it is very difficult to type "school" with this set, as you will tend to receive "schol".

So, to lower the BounceTime lower than 500 ms...

1. Turn on the options as listed above, save and exit.

2. start regedit (from the run menu or start menu)

3. Navigate to My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility\Keyboard Response

4. Set the following values:

   AutoRepeatDelay = 500
   AutoRepeatRate = 50
   BounceTime = 35  (This is in ms. I find 35 is fine, but you can reduce if further if needed)

5. Restart the computer to make the new values take effect and everything should work fine, at least it did for me!