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External Keyboard Locks Up
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Description

My keyboard I'm using seems to completely freeze at random points while playing Arma 3. When I say it freezes, I cannot use any buttons on it at all, and the only way to use it again is to unplug it and plug it back in. This only happens while playing Arma 3, it's never happened before anywhere else.

Details

Legacy ID
128637682
Severity
None
Resolution
Open
Reproducibility
Random
Category
Other
Steps To Reproduce

Seems to be random, could not reproduce it if I tried.

Additional Information

I've noticed that it seems to happen when I'm pressing a lot of buttons at once, for instance, I was flying an AH99 and holding the chat button and all that and the keyboard froze will I was pressing W, so the helicopter nose dived into the ground and there was nothing I could do about it.

Also, my keyboard is plugged into my laptop (Don't ask), it's not a desktop computer. Only the keyboard freezes, the laptop keys work as they should.

Event Timeline

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Falloutperson416 set Legacy ID to 128637682.May 7 2016, 3:32 PM
tuplas added a subscriber: tuplas.May 7 2016, 3:32 PM

Might be windows sticky keys feature freezing it. Check the settings described here http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windows-and-office/quick-tip-disable-the-sticky-and-filter-keys-in-windows/

Alright, turned sticky keys and all off. Thanks for the advice, I'll see if the problem occurs next time I play.

MadDogX added a subscriber: MadDogX.May 7 2016, 3:32 PM

Mass closing ancient tickets with no activity for > 12 months; assume fixed or too trivial.

If this issue is still relevant in current dev build, please re-post.