Keyboard Buffer Size

  • Section(s): Hardware
  • Published on Apr 20, 2004.
  • Last Modified on Apr 20, 2004.
  • Last Modified by Wayne Maples.
  • Rated 4.5 out of 5 based on 8 votes.
Fast typist? Overrunning the keyboard buffer in NT? Increase the buffer size..
Fast typist? Overrunning the keyboard buffer? To increase it:

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Kbdclass\Parameters
Name: KeyboardDataQueueSize
Type: REG_DWORD

The default is 0x64. Don't make it too large. Try doubling it.

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