Ctrl-Left/Right not working for multiple cursors on Visual Studio Code

Question

Not sure where to ask this question, but yesterday, if I added a cursor to an above/below line (Ctrl-Alt-Up/Down), I was able to move both to the start of the word if I did Ctrl-Left/Right, or select both with Ctrl-Shift-Left/Right.

However, today, if I have multiple cursors, and try Ctrl-Left/Right or Ctrl-Shift-Left/Right, all my other cursors disappear. How do I fix this issue?

Note: My other cursors do not disappear if I do Shift-Left/Right or just Left/Right

Default Keybindings .json

[
    { 
        "key": "ctrl+right",            
        "command": "cursorWordEndRight",
        "when": "textInputFocus && !accessibilityModeEnabled" 
    },
   {
        "key": "ctrl+shift+right",      
        "command": "cursorWordEndRightSelect",
        "when": "textInputFocus && !accessibilityModeEnabled"
    },
   {
        "key": "ctrl+alt+up",           
        "command": "editor.action.insertCursorAbove",
        "when": "editorTextFocus" 
    },

Answer 1

The other reason for this to suddenly happen is if you have accidentally enabled the screenreader option. To remove this, click in the status bar:

Then say "No" to having a screenreader

After this, multi-select will work as intended without requiring custom configuration changes. If you do need screenreader enabled, the above custom config would be the only way.