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Microsoft Edge in Facebook glitch after update

Steven Maguire 346 Reputation points
2024-12-29T15:43:23.5733333+00:00

I use my pc and Edge to browse Facebook. Sometimes I open a chat with a friend and while typing a response the cursor will jump to the 3 dots, "alt-f" menu and open it when I hit the space bar or anytime I enter a period.

If I hit the period on the numbers keypad it doesn't happen. It's like the key "." is being remapped while in facebook.

Any idea how to fix this. Thank you.

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  1. Gulnaz Mushtaq 410 Reputation points MVP
    2024-12-29T19:29:03.0366667+00:00

    Sounds like you might be dealing with a mix of browser shortcuts, some keyboard settings, or maybe even an extension that’s messing with how Edge works. Just a heads up, pressing Alt + F will open the menu in Edge. So, make sure you’re not hitting that Alt key by mistake while you’re typing. Check if you’ve got any keyboard remapping tool or a custom driver that might be messing things up. These can change how your keys behave without you realizing it.

    Head over to Control Panel > Region & Language > Keyboard Settings. Make sure you’ve gotten the right keyboard layout selected (like US QWERTY). If you can, test with a different keyboard to see if it’s a hardware issue.

    Open Edge and go to edge://settings/clearBrowserData. Choose Cached images and files and Cookies, then clear them out.

    Navigate to edge://extensions/. Turn off all your extensions. Restart Edge and check if the problem is still there. If it isn’t, then turn on your extensions one at a time to find out which one’s causing trouble.

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  2. ShiJieLi-MSFT 11,026 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-12-30T01:50:28.25+00:00

    Hi @Steven Maguire ,

    Please check if you have any shortcut mapped to Period key in Edge extensions or 3rd-party software. The "." in main keyboard area is called Period key while the one in numeric keypad area is called NumpadDecimal. To me it is most likely to be a problem related to customized shortcuts.

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    Shijie Li

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