In many games, especially games where you walk around as a character, I have found that the characters often walk without my finger holding the key required. The character will usually walk uncontrollably in one direction, lets say left, without me holding the left key down.
I am sometimes able to solve this issue by tapping the key again, sometimes I mash the buttons to get them to stay still. Sometimes this issue is very persistent and hard to get rid of, I may stop them from going left but then they will just walk in another direction.
This can really ruin good games for me and has been bugging me for a while with many different games. When I try to search this issue on the internet I cant seem to find the right wording as my searches usually give me stuff about broken keyboards.
Is there a specific name for this issue? What is causing this and how can I fix it?
Best Answer
This is what happens when a key gets stuck either during a games initial load phase or during a map/level load. This happens because DirectInput is telling the game files this keyboard needs to be calibrated. So, the keyboard calibrates with these keys stuck in and thinks having "S" push down is idle for the computer itself.
This is more a Microsoft annoyance than it is a glitch or a bug in DirectX. When you do run into these issues simple exit the game, make certain no keys are pressed, and continue your virtual fun and adventure.