I have a german keyboard, but I'm a programmer. By default, windows doesn't come with a "No Dead Keys" layout for german keyboards. Certain keys, for example ^, ` or need to be pressed twice for them to be typed because they're used in the creation of accented characters such as or by first hitting the accent button an then hitting the key that you wish the accent applied to. I rarely to never need that feature and as a programmer I use those accent keys as symbols and typing them twice and then deleting the extra is just tedius.