How to enable "press and hold" function on third party keyboard???

I have a third party mechanical KB TalkingPro keyboard that I use with my 2012 iMac. The problem is that unlike the standard bluetooth wireless mac keyboard that comes with any iMac, I have to repeatedly press any key to repeat a character.
In Mac OS Yosemite, does anyone know how to modify a mechanical keyboard so that just holding down any key will enable the computer to repeat the action of the key as repeating a letter: aaaaaaaaaa or bbbbbbbbb without having to repeatedly press the key on the keyboard?

Hi alexia416,
If you would like to use your Apple keyboard in Boot Camp with the standard function keys as the default, you may find the following article helpful:
Boot Camp: Use the function keys on an Apple keyboard
For other keyboard-related Boot Camp issues, this article is also useful:
Boot Camp: About keyboards and key assignment for Microsoft Windows - Apple Support
Regards,
- Brenden

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