HID Access Service: was already started but set to auto anyway.key macros: I don't have any but reset them anyway.x8 sidewinder: I don't have one installed.I'm still getting this problem despite trying all the fixes here. Since then I have not seen any of those weird keyboard issues, even after I plugged the keyboard back into the USB hub. So when I unhooked it from the hub and plugged it directly into the laptop, then Windows 7 automatically installed new USB device drivers. I had never plugged it directly into the laptop USB jack. But I had my external keyboard plugged into a USB hub. Or when I held down the arrow key to go back and edit something, it typed out a bunch of single quotes. And often it would substitute a space for some character I typed. Somewhat related, I was also having a problem where occasionally a random letter would get thrown in while I am typing. Since the laptop is very new, and I was using the external keyboard fine with my other laptop, it definitely seems like a Windows 7 issue, not a problem with either keyboard. This has happened both on an external keyboard and the one on my laptop (Dell Latitude E5400). So far, the key that gets 'stuck' always is a functional key, like Backspace or Alt or an arrow. I've been having a similar problem, but I'm also not using macros, nor a Microsoft keyboard.