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Key long press does not work for one of the users in Big Sur

I have 2 users on my laptop and for one key long press working and showing special characters, but for 2nd one key long press just entering key character multiple times.


https://youtu.be/HT0GZEmPuQc


Does any one know how to fix this?

Posted on Dec 15, 2020 12:17 PM

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Posted on Dec 15, 2020 1:45 PM

In the user account that is having the problem run the following command in the Terminal app:


defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool true

followed by the Return or Enter key.


Have that user reboot afterward to activate.


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Key long press does not work for one of the users in Big Sur

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