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Repeating parts of words whilst typing

Since updating to macOS Catalina, my MacBook Pro 2019 has been randomly repeating parts of words whilst I have been typing (ie. it just wrote 'whilst I have bhave ee' whilst typing that sentence).


This issue happens both with the inbuilt keyboard and a bluetooth keyboard. I'v've* tried slowing down the key repeat time, but I can't f can't ind* any mention of this issue online. Would appreciate any help, thank you!


(* = examples of this happening in real time!)

MacBook Pro 15”, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jan 18, 2020 7:50 PM

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Posted on Jan 19, 2020 12:48 AM

First try all three of these things


NVRAM reset

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063

SMC reset

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

Safe Boot

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262#issue

then restart as normal


If that does not help consider this...


https://support.apple.com/keyboard-service-program-for-mac-notebooks


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Repeating parts of words whilst typing

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