Option key stuck on MacBook

Hello,

ive had my MacBook for two months and it's suddenly started typing symbols. After googling it seems like it thinks the option key is held down. I've checked on the keyboard and no keys are stuck.

other pages are saying to enable and disable sticky keys however when I go to keyboard in system preferences I can't find sticky keys.

not sure which OS system I'm running because about this mac also isn't showing up... but it's brand new so I'd presume the latest one

please help, thanks in advance!

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 12.5

Posted on Jan 3, 2023 9:35 AM

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h_hollz Author

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Jan 3, 2023 9:52 AM in response to h_hollz

Solved !

Restart and press CMD + Option + P + R when the Apple logo is on screen

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