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Why is my backspace key going back a page?
Chrome removed support for the Backspace key in 2016 Nonetheless, this change is coming. Use the ALT+LEFT keyboard shortcut instead of Backspace. Set the browser. backspace_action to 0 in the about:config settings panel to re-enable support for the Backspace key as a Back button.
Disable Backspace as Button Button in Chrome
- Click Add when Chrome prompts to confirm the installation.
- Select Settings from Chrome’s menu.
- Click Extensions in the upper left corner of the screen.
- Check “Allow in incognito” to make sure BackStop works, even when you are using an Incognito window.
Why is Backspace locked?
The corrupted connection between your keyboard and your Windows operating system could also make the backspace key stops working. You can reinstall your keyboard to solve it. 1) On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and R at the same time to invoke the Run box.
Why does backspace go back a page in IE?
Back in 9/26/95, the Backspace key was mapped for go up one directory in Windows Explorer. This could be the reason why Microsoft also used the Backspace key on their IE for back/up a page. Of course, this is pure speculation on my part 🙂
How to restore backspace key to previous default behavior?
You can also change the above mentioned preference value to 1 which will set Backspace key to scroll up in the page. You can press SHIFT+Backspace key to scroll down in the page. PS: In future, if you decide to restore default behavior and disable Backspace key action, set the above mentioned preference to 2 again.
Why do I need to use the backspace key?
It has been done to prevent data loss. Many times when users were filling online forms and they pressed Backspace key to delete typed characters and if the focus was moved from the text box to main web page body, the web browser loaded previous visited page and the users lost all typed data.
We have UseCounters showing that 0.04 percent of page views navigate back via the backspace button and 0.005 percent of page views are after a form interaction. This means that up to 1 in 8 backspace navigations could be losing user data. I hypothesize that many of these are accidental – I lost text again a few days ago because of this feature.