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How do I turn off the Caps Lock Notification?

I just bought a new Dell with Windows 10 Pro.  It has this annoying feature of popping up a caps lock notification no matter what program I'm using.  I tried using these directions I found on how to turn it off, but I don't see a screen configuration tab at the end of these instructions, so I think my system is a little different.  I find these feature really annoying and distracting, so any help would be appreciated!  Thanks.

  1. Press the Windows key on the keyboard and select Settings.
  2. Click System.
  3. Choose Display and click Advanced display settings.
  4. Scroll down and select Display adapter properties.
  5. Click on Screen configurations tab.

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Hi Green

I am Dave, an Independent Advisor, I will help you with this . . .

Those instructions do not work, because Windows does not have a Caps Lock indicator, that functionality is provided by a utility installed on your PC by Dell or perhaps the Keyboard manufacturer

Please provide a screenshot of the Caps Lock Indicator you are seeing, so I can work out what utility is providing that . . .
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Hi Dave,

Thanks so much for your help.  I asked at Dell first and they said it was a Windows problem, but it was pretty clear the person had no clue, so I'm not surprised you're saying this.  Here's what it looks like.   I'm a writer so I really don't like these kind of distractions while I'm typing, any help super appreciated...

Chris

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Hi Chris

I do not recognize that specific on-screen indicator . . .

Click your Start Button, then just type mobility

Open the Mobility Center from the resulting list, is there an option to turn off the Caps Lock indicator there?

If not, is there specific software installed on your PC for your keyboard, if so, open that and work through the settings to see if there is an option to turn off that on-screen indicator . . .
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Nothing comes up when I type Mobility Center.  I added a wireless dell keyboard and mouse KM7120W, but I'm not sure if it added software when I was installing it.  I don't see anything for it under Apps.  I'm lost.

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Hi Chris,

Check your Start Menu or in Settings - Apps to see if there is specific software installed for the KM7120W peripherals, I think that is what is generating that on-screen keyboards, if you find that software, you can uninstall it . . .
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Try the Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center. If it is not installed, download and install it. 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/mouse-and-keyboard-center-download-f5b10905-7887-eedb-2f1c-d0737a36a3b2

Open the KB settings and disable the Caps Lock at the bottom of the list.

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Thanks Mlg, downloaded, but it doesn't recognize the keyboard?  Also I searched up and down for software specific to the keyboard, don't see anything.

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This same thing just happened to me after owning my surface pro for months! I have not recently downloaded any new software, I've been using the same keyboard as when I bought the surface. Please help! 

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24Jan2021
I encountered this issue plaguing me for hours and took me hours too (half-day) to solve it. 

One possible solutions out of many on Internet is:

Root Cause
Caused by Dell Peripheral Manager program (installed) when wireless usb is inserted into your computing device, auto-installation of drivers etc. 

Solution
Control Panel --> Uninstall Program --> Remove 'Dell Peripheral Manager'

It works for me, it may work for your specific case problem too. Good luck solving, troubleshooting away. 

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You rocks. Works like a charm. I got the same issue with other brands of laptops too. Just wondering why laptop manufactures put so many non-sense pre-installed sh*t and don't even provide a way to turn it off.

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