How do I get the esc key to work without having to use shift esc?

Just got a new iMac and migrated everything from my old iMac but one thing is not working. I use to be able to use the esc key to back out of full screen mode or deselect items. It only works now if I use shift and esc. I would like to set it so I can just hiy esc and not shift esc.
Any help woul dbe appreciated.
Jeff

Maybe some third party software interference.  Try a guest account or SafeBoot to diagnose.
different app behave differently, for ex Firefox: command-shift-F

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