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Originally Posted by SAWeber95

Hey, do any of ya'll know how to turn off something called Filter Keys on my computer without restarting? It happens when I am thinking before submitting a message on AOL (using Shift=Enter) and I hold down the shift key while i am thinking and if I hold it down too long then the Filter Keys are activated. Its kind of like caps lock in that all the letters are capitalized except that I cannot use any punctuation marks or numbers. Its crazy! If you know how I can deactivate it, please let me know! Thanks again ya'll! I hope I posted this right...

Hit the SHIFT key 5 times repeatedly and then click the settings button in the dialog box that pops up. You will see a checkbox for Filter Keys and some other things. Uncheck the Filter Keys checkbox and you should be good to go.

edit: After you uncheck that box, click on the setting button next to where it says Filter Keys. You can disable it from there.

"The shortcut for Filter Keys is to hold down the Right Shift key down for 8 seconds." That's probably what you are doing, and to turn it off just follow the steps I mentioned previously.