2

On my old computer, when caps-lock is activated and I press the shift key, it disables the caps look.

On my new computer under windows 11, when caps-lock is activated and I keep the shift key pressed, it inserts lowercase letters but when I release it, caps-lock remains activated.

How to get the old behavior (press shift turn off caps-lock) on windows 11

Remark: I use french layout where this behavior is suposed to be default https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caps_Lock#Behavior

Improve this question
3
  • 1
    It was the old computer which displayed non-standard behaviour. Perhaps it had some device-specific control panel to allow this mode.
    – Tetsujin
    Commented Jun 16, 2022 at 10:01
  • @Tetsujin Not in french layout (see my edit)
    – Yukulélé
    Commented Jun 16, 2022 at 12:29
  • @Yukulélé You may have had that behavior on a computer in the past, but I've never heard of it. And I happen to have several French colleagues visiting today at the office. I asked them. Their computers don't have this behavior (Windows 10). CAPS LOCK doesn't auto-cancel when SHIFT is pressed. And they all say they never heard of that being standard. And that Wikipedia page you linked too describes something ELSE: CAPS LOCK affecting non-alphabet keys, which doesn't have anything to do with cancel-CAPS-mode behavior.
    – Tonny
    Commented Jun 16, 2022 at 12:41

2 Answers 2

Reset to default
4

It's done just like under, or at least close to, win 10.

  • Open "Settings" and navigate as follows
  • Time & language
  • Typing
  • Advanced keyboard settings
  • Input language hot keys".

This should open a window called "Text Services and Input Languages" it should contain an "Advanced Key Settings" section where you can switch between the two modes of how to turn off Caps Lock. I find that a lot more comfortable as well and is usually one of the first things I change when setting up my profile after a fresh windows installation.

Improve this answer
0

On my old computer, when caps-lock is activated and I press the shift key, it disables the caps look.

That is most likely a function of BIOS in the old computer and is not standard behavior on any computer I have (or have had).

So you will need to use the Caps Lock key to both toggle Caps ON and then OFF. - This is quite normal.

Improve this answer
3
  • Not in french layout (see my edit)
    – Yukulélé
    Commented Jun 16, 2022 at 12:29
  • Even French still uses Caps Lock as a toggle
    – anon
    Commented Jun 16, 2022 at 12:39
  • I have a French keyboard here (English box, French keyboard, packaging error). Caps Lock works the same.
    – anon
    Commented Jun 16, 2022 at 13:33

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .