Why does my PC sometimes think I am constantly pressing the control key?

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Published on 2012-01-17T20:10:36Z Indexed on 2013/10/18 4:00 UTC
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I was browsing the web with Chrome and pressed f. A search box appeared. I then pressed s, after which Chrome asked if I wanted to save the web page.

I soon realized that my PC was thinking that I was constantly pressing the Ctrl key regardless of what program I was using.

In response, I tried clicking both of my Ctrl keys a few times to no avail.

This problem arises sporadically as I work. I am not sure what is triggering it.

Why could this problem be occurring? Is it the keyboard or software? How should I respond?

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