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Hi I'm new and while I hate starting out just picking your brains I have no idea what to do...
One of my employees keyboards beeps as it types. She can type anything she likes but as she depresses the keys it makes this high pitchd short been almost a musical click.
I've tried rebooting, I've tried switching out keybords, I've tried cleaning the keyboard.
The sound itself is not the traditional error beep and it's nothing I've heard before. It's not a pressing issue, because she can type, but it is certainly irritating!
Any thoughts would be appreciated!

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Short expert note: this kind of high‑pitched click on every keystroke is most often caused by built‑in keyboard feedback or an accessibility option being enabled, rather than a hardware fault. Glad to see 's pointer worked and confirmed the fix. Below is a concise explanation of what to look for and a few safe troubleshooting steps so the behavior does not return.

Windows accessibility features that produce audible feedback include Toggle Keys (plays a tone when Caps/Num/Scroll Lock are toggled), Filter Keys (can give feedback when key presses are ignored or held), and Sticky Keys (announces when modifier keys latch). In modern Windows go to Settings > Ease of Access (or Control Panel > Ease of Access Center on older releases) and open the keyboard options to turn those sounds off. In the same dialogs uncheck the boxes that let keyboard shortcuts re‑enable them (for example, the “press Shift five times” or long‑hold shortcuts) so the feature is not accidentally turned on again.

If the problem comes back or the above settings are already off, isolate the cause: test under a different user account or Safe Mode (if beeps stop, it’s a per‑user or app setting); try the keyboard on another PC to rule out firmware/driver‑level click sounds; check the sound scheme (Control Panel > Sound > Sounds) to see if “Default Beep” or an app sound is assigned; and look for vendor keyboard utilities (Logitech, Razer, Corsair, etc.) that may offer “key click” feedback and can be disabled.

A quick caution: do not permanently disable accessibility features for someone who needs them — instead turn off only the audible feedback or the shortcut that keeps re‑enabling it. Useful diagnostics if the issue persists are the Windows version, keyboard model, whether a vendor utility is installed, and whether the beep appears before Windows starts.

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does this happen only when using word or an other application or does it happen anytime? try checking windows controll panel, accessability settings for disabled users. this may be a function for partially sighted users which could be turned off.

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it happns all the time...
thanks for the tip!

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perfect! that fixed it!

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