Friday, March 11, 2016

Fix Delay When Typing in Windows

I recently my Windows 7 machine using Microsoft Word ran into a very annoying problem. First, it is a fairly fast machine, and it's a hardware problem, so I kind of knew when I saw the characters on the keyboard by typing them in a delay was not showing up on the screen. Sometimes there was no delay, but delay randomly jump to a second or even a few seconds!

I'm sure it was not related to the processing power of the machine, because it was a Core i5 laptop running Windows 7! After a lot of research, I finally managed to figure out what the issue was, and now I'm typing, and there is no gap between the characters shown on the screen. However, depending on your system, you may be able to solve the problem or not.

In this article, I could not be having this problem for several reasons and how, if it's possible to go through to try to resolve.

Hardware - Graphics Cards
Even if you have a fast processor, integrated graphics card is a delay between your keyboard and screen may be due to not having. Integrated graphics card, and a whole lot cheaper than a dedicated graphics card in your typing the words on the screen can be transferred to bottles. This is especially true if you type really fast, ie 40+ words a minute. If you do not have this problem before, and now all of a sudden you're having it, then it's probably not the graphics card, so keep reading.

Hardware - Memory Module
Although this is rare, if you have a faulty memory module or a memory module that is not properly seated, then typing revealed that one may be delayed. You know how to test your memory, then it's a good chip to take them one by one, and if the idea makes no difference.

You can also compute a memory you can run diagnostics using a free program called Memtest86. You can download it here:


Software - lack of resources
The main culprit is the lack of resources of the system. It does not matter how much or how fast your processor, memory, and if you use all the RAM is 100% utilization of CPU- is running, not only if you lag while typing, but you will see a normal computer operations. On a Windows machine, go ahead and open the Task Manager by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc.

Manager job

Go ahead and click on the Performance tab and you'll see a graph of CPU- use and for memory. Make sure the money is being fully utilized, is not entirely in green. If you see some of your CPU usage is consistently greater than 50%, then any program (s) causing the spike should be set and remove or disable them.

There are a lot of these systems to install malware or viruses can be generated on. If you suspect any type of computer infection, first try to remove it.

Lastly, like anti-virus software, make sure to disable any CPU- intensive program. Go crazy times, a lot of anti-virus software and start scanning everything under the sun and it can really slow down the system. If you have anti-virus is running, try to disable it and see if it goes away typing delay.

Software - Clean boots
If you have determined that it is something to do with Windows, then the next step is a clean boot. A clean boot is basically disables all startup items and all non-Microsoft services, and then turn on the computer. How do you perform a clean boot on the step-by-step instructions you can read here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

After a clean boot, there is no delay in typing it, then you are in a service or a startup program is causing the problem. How do you activate the items one by one to figure out what is slowing down the process or service the system will need to follow the instructions. It's a little time-intensive, but it is better than having to reinstall Windows.

If you have a computer from HP or Dell, then it's probably full of bloat-ware. It's a good idea simply to perform a clean install of Windows you have time, patience and knowledge can be. You can go through all that extra stuff, and uninstall, but it usually ended up staying in your registry.

Both Wi-Fi and LAN Enabled
If you have to make sure you have both WiFi and LAN enabled on your Windows PC, this problem may occur. Go ahead and disable a network connection, and then restart and see if it happens.

Other topics
- Make sure you are not running out of hard disk space. Hard disk space is less than you, then go ahead and use a program like CCleaner to free up space, delete temp files, etc. uninstall some programs.

- To update all the drivers on your computer. Few people update their graphics cards and other hardware drivers fixed the problem. If you use some sort of a special keyboard, make sure that you download the latest driver.

- If you are using a wireless keyboard, a keyboard that is directly plugged into the computer and try and see if the issue goes away. It may be a problem with the wireless keyboard.

- If you use a laptop and not delay, take the battery out and typing delay goes away. Oddly enough, some people said to have been taken to solve the battery problem.

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