Recently i started facing a peculiar problem with my keyboard. Whenever i hold backspace, it deleted only one letter. Even back arrow key also do not work while holding and shifted only one letter back. The option to hold any key and get repeated keystroke as a result was missing. This was frustrating, as i have been doing this since childhood. This killed my pace of correction while typing also. So, i googled and fixed the problem. Here is how i solved it.
How to fix Backspace only deletes one letter problem in windows 10
Step 1: – Click start key and open settings. Alternatively you can also Press windows key + i to open settings.
Step 2: – Now, click on ease of access.
Step 3: – Now, Click on keyboard from the left menu.
Step 4: – Finally turn off filter keys as shown in pic below.
Thats it. Now, you can easily hold the backspace key and it will remove letter continuously, while you hold the backspace key.
Note: – fix Backspace only deletes one letter problem in windows 11
1 – Press Windows key and I key together to Open settings panel.
2 -Now, click on Accessibility from the left and click on Keyboard from the right.
3 – Now, Turn Off Sticky keys.
Now, try again
Saurav is associated with IT industry and computers for more than a decade and is writing on The Geek Page on topics revolving on windows 10 and softwares.
Anonymous says
Thank you! Thank you! This has been so frustrating!
The Wolf says
This makes me so happy! Thank you very much, and great job of illustrating it too.
Anonymous says
Thank you so much!! 🙂
Nishant says
Thanks. Works perfect.
Anonymous says
YES!!! this works. I had tried other options that even had me uninstall and reinstall the keyboard app, didn’t work.
Harish Tigari says
Thanks for the solution. It works perfectly!
anonymous says
Thank you so muchhhh! I thought I messed up my keyboard forever… Have a great day god sent angel!!
Kssssshhhhhh says
Thank u so much ! it worked for me ..
Kirsten says
Thank you!! You are a godsend!
A fan says
Appreciate the expertise… found that this also works for Windows 7
Thanks
Andrew says
Ctrl + Backspace will delete an entire word.
Ctrl + Delete will do the same, but on the other side of the cursor.
Anonymous says
you’ve changed my life for the better
Stacy says
Thanks, like others here this was driving me nuts!
Anonymous says
yay!! you are a true hero!
Chupes says
Thank youuuuuuuu, This randomly just started happening yesterday, thought I was losing my mind..
Nidhi says
Thank you, works for me now.
Kiran Chavan says
Thanks bro it worked
anononymous dude says
thank u it worked that was really obnoxious
Anonymous says
thank you so much! This was driving me mad!
Kristen says
Perfect! Was getting a bit stressed as the backspace stopped working will a huge final paper due. All good now.
Much appreciated!
Thomas W says
This was helpful. Wasn’t easy finding Filter Keys on Windows 10 as the Settings menu were different. But I put in “filter keys” in the search bar in the Settings and it took me right to it. Then I moved the toggle to off. Thank you.
Dr. Talat Habib, Islamabad, Pakistan says
Hello
I was struggling with this option. My spacebar was not deleting anything continuously and I had to delete word by word. Now its solved after a year. I tried different options but all in vain. You are awesome man. Wishing you all the best in life and be blessed in these testing time. Thank you.
Annonononononnomous says
WOOO. I DIDNT KNOW THEIR WAS A FIX FOR THIS, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME CHEAP KEYBOARD, I’VE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR MONTHS LMAO
Anonymous says
Fantastic! Been looking to sort this problem for ages.
gee says
tqvvvm… but i have another prob..my laptop keyboard not functioning ..think i accidentally locked the keyboard… any idea?
Semer says
THANK YOUUUUUUU!!!! YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!!
Cardozian says
Thank You so much this was highly irritating me
Leesa says
Bless you!!!! I mean it. I was having serious issues typing my school work. Thank you
Gerald says
If it still doesn’t work, what else could be the issue? All Sticky Keys, Toggle Keys and Filter Keys are turn Off. Any thoughts? My work recently migrated to WinX and the keyboard is not functioning like how it was prior to migration.
Gabe says
Thank you so much! I had to finish an essay, and this saved me.
Anonymous says
Thank You <3
Sam says
Mine still doesn’t work 🙁
Chris says
That worked for me. Thank you very much.
DARRYL P DUNCAN says
You fixed my problem !!
TINA says
THANK YOU GOOD SIR! I WAS STUCK WONDERING HOW THAT WAS ENABLED AND HAD ME FRUSTRATED LOL, BUT WITH YOUR HELP MY BACKSPACE WORKS AGAIN
Anonymous says
Thanks it works
William Tarbi says
Thank you very much! Helped!
Jordon Brewer says
It was already off.
petesark says
Thanks Chris this worked
Anonymous says
thank you!
Jun says
I turned this on with my new keyboard thinking it was causing issues, fixed the issue and forgot how I turned it on. Thanks a bunch for the simple to follow instructions 🙂
Joe says
Thank youl
Marty says
THANK CHRISTOPHER!!!!!
I wonder how this even got enabled in the first place but ti was driving me nuts