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Press and hold keys to get accents, etc., does not work anymore (part 2)

After a while, press and hold to get accents does not work. A restart fixes the problem, but there should be a better solution.


I am using Ventura 13.1 and the previous answer in 2020 no longer solves this problem.

MacBook Pro

Posted on Jan 16, 2023 4:36 PM

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Posted on Jan 16, 2023 6:18 PM

drhoderick wrote:

After a while, press and hold to get accents does not work. A restart fixes the problem, but there should be a better solution.

I am using Ventura 13.1 and the previous answer in 2020 no longer solves this problem.


Try a SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support will sort many anomalies


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Jan 16, 2023 6:18 PM in response to drhoderick

drhoderick wrote:

After a while, press and hold to get accents does not work. A restart fixes the problem, but there should be a better solution.

I am using Ventura 13.1 and the previous answer in 2020 no longer solves this problem.


Try a SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support will sort many anomalies


Press and hold keys to get accents, etc., does not work anymore (part 2)

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