[2022] Annoying popup or something

That sounds somewhat like the debug info menu. While debug mode is on (dm in console), you can press F3 to show or hide the debug info menu. I'm unaware of other key combinations that work, but maybe you found another one.

Are you saying pressing any one of those keys does it? Because A for instance is the key for sidestepping left, with default controls. It's not clear how you could be getting this result, unless your key mapping is modified or there's something external to the game at work.

Originally posted by BitenPie:

Originally posted by Crater Creator: Are you saying pressing any one of those keys does it? Because A for instance is the key for sidestepping left, with default controls. It's not clear how you could be getting this result, unless your key mapping is modified or there's something external to the game at work.

yes and i not modified any keys all is default

I think I'm stumped then. As a general fix, that kind of issue would probably go away if you quit and relaunched the game. Seeing a screenshot could also be helpful for people to know what you're encountering.