{
  "id": 19249711,
  "title": "Microsoft Took 31 Years to Let You Kill Windows 11's Sticky Keys Popup",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/microsoft-took-31-years-to-let-you-kill-windows-11s-sticky-keys-popup",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-10T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Slashdot",
    "slug": "slashdot",
    "url": "https://build.slashdot.org/story/26/11/09/2224257/microsoft-took-31-years-to-let-you-kill-windows-11s-sticky-keys-popup"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Microsoft has finally introduced an option for users to permanently disable the persistent Sticky Keys and Filter Keys activation prompts in Windows 11, a feature that has been present for 31 years. Despite the annoyance caused by these dialogs, their existence can be traced back to a pinball game released in 1995. Microsoft's design chief confirmed that the team is actively working on modernizing such legacy dialogs. The new feature is available in Build 26340.9882 (Experimental) and Build 26320.9876 (Beta) of Windows 11 version 26H2. The option to skip these prompts can be found within the dialogs themselves, but it is currently part of a Controlled Feature Rollout in Experimental mode, so not all users may have access to it.",
  "summary": "Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 option that lets users permanently disable the Sticky Keys and Filter Keys activation prompts directly from the pop-ups themselves, ending a 31-year-old annoyance without requiring a trip into Settings. Windows Latest reports: Sadly, the dialog is still the same aging Win32 window, but we spotted Microsoft's design boss replying under an X post reply about this,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}