Pen tool wont allow me to delete handles anymore

Hi everyone,
I just got a new PC after having a Mac for years. 
I have photoshop CC and for some reason now I can not get rid of the handles that warp the lines when using the pen tool.

Normally I would just hold ctrl while deleting a point, but it doesnt seem to be working.
After googling it as well, I have seen the answer be to use the 'delete achor point tool' but that isnt getting me anywhere either.

I also randomly can not hold space to drag sometimes and need to go ack to the hand tool to do so, but this is only at random intervals. 

I will attach a screenshot to my specific issue.

Any advice would be appreciated, thanks guys.