System-wide control bug, Unity thinks my left is being pressed?

Unity Engine
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Hello Unity forums!
So, my problem is, on any Unity game I try to play, Unity thinks my left key is being pressed. (Not sure whether arrow key or A.)

I first noticed this problem when I tried the new sample assets in the web player.

Later, I bought a game on Steam that’s made in Unity, and I encountered the same problem. Now I feel bad for bugging the developer so much.

I just now was playtesting an old scene I had and found that the bug was there as well.

What could be causing this? Is there some simple fix to the Unity files I could do? Any help is appreciated, as right now I can’t play games that I paid for or make games.

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Typically the result of having an uncalibrated joystick or controller plugged in.

–Eric

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That crossed my mind, but I only have my keyboard and mouse plugged in.

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To check if the problem lies in the keyboard (or the connection with the keyboard), unplug the keyboard and start the game. If the left key is being continually pressed, it’s a problem with your keyboard/connection. Otherwise, it may be a problem from something else.

Hope that helps… some.

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Thanks, but now I’m 110% positive it’s Unity. I’m not having any problems anywhere else except in Unity applications. I tried unplugging keyboard and mouse, same problem.

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Can you try switching the app into full-screen. I’ve seen some games that have this problem on a Mac. Switching from windowed to full screen seems to be the only solution I have come across that stops this.

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That isn’t doing anything either :frowning:
I guess when I get home I’ll do a full reinstallation of everything to do with Unity.

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In case anyone encounters this problem, I ended up uninstalling Unity and the webplayer. Fixed the problem.

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I am having this exact problem right now, going for a fresh install