Solution 1: Turn off the Sticky Keys and the Filter Keys feature. ... Sticky Keys allows you to press one key at a time for keyboard shortcuts; Filter Keys tells the keyboard to ignore your brief or repeated keystrokes. If these two keyboard functions are enabled, sometimes your backspace key cannot work fine.
How do I enable backspace?
Go Back With Backspace extension
- Go to the Extension page, and install it on Chrome or Edge.
- Once installed, it will re-enable the backspace key as a back navigation button.
- When you are typing anything, it will preserve the Delete function.
What is the alternative key for backspace?
ctrl-w to erase the last word, ctrl-u to erase the entire line you're on. In insert mode ctrl+h does the same thing as the backspace key (i.e. deletes one character backwards).
