# Microsoft takes three decades to make Sticky Keys less sticky

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/microsoft-takes-three-decades-to-make-sticky-keys-less-sticky/
- Published: 2026-11-09T16:43:17+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T17:05:10+00:00
- Original publisher: The Register
- Original article: https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/11/09/microsoft-takes-three-decades-to-make-sticky-keys-less-sticky/5308491
- Topics: Software

## Key points

- Windows is testing a permanent dismissal option for Sticky Keys prompts.
- The change also covers Filter Keys pop-ups.
- Microsoft has not announced a general release date.

## Summary

Microsoft is testing a “don’t ask again” option in the Sticky Keys and Filter Keys prompts, letting users stop repeated pop-ups without navigating through Windows Settings. The change matters because the accessibility features can be useful, but accidental prompts have interrupted users for decades.

The option appears in Experimental Windows Insider Build 26340.9882 and is also rolling out in the Beta channel, with no general release date announced. Sticky Keys can be triggered by pressing Shift five times; holding the right Shift key for eight seconds can prompt Filter Keys. Former Microsoft engineer Charles Opperman said he wrote the dialog in early 1995, and a permanent-dismiss checkbox was considered but not prioritised.

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