Scancode map windows key
Starting in Windows 7 maybe Vista too , the user only setting does not take effect. Thanks, jbum. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Previous Next.
Imran Chand. Hello jbum, To restore the keyboard, run regedit. Hope this helps. Regards, Manasa P — Microsoft Support. How satisfied are you with this reply?
Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to Imran Chand's post on April 19, Thank you for the reply. I can disable all these buttons, but the reboot is not desirable. How van I deal with that?
Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Home About Articles Links Forum. Configure the keyboard mapping using scancode map April 17, by Snakefoot 11 Comment It is possible to change the behavior of the different keys on the keyboard by changing the scancode map.
This can be used to disable the Windows-key so one is not thrown out of your favorite game, when by accident have pressed the wrong key. Set to all zeroes. Steve says:. Background I'm having to retrain myself on a new keyboard. No big deal, right? In my case, it is. Those keyboards were built to last and last, and last Even on secondary computers, like the ones at work, I've always been able to find keyboards that were finger-memory-compatible, such as the NorthGate OmniKey which has the function keys on the left side, where God intended them.
In fact, when I heard that NorthGate was discontinuing that line in the mid 90's, I bought five of them. It had taken more abuse that you can imagine over the years, but it finally had one too many cups of coffee spilled on it. So I had to switch to one of the half-dozen "new" keyboards that were gathering dust in a closet. Not only does the desired action not happen, but CapsLock turns on and the current selection is replaced by one letter.
Who among us has not hit that totally useless CapsLock key by accident? In 35 years of keyboarding, I've had a need for the CapsLock key perhaps twice. Among other irritations, it has caused endless tech-support grief relating to user-entry of passwords. That key should have been moved away from the home row decades ago.
It's right next to the A key! I first thought of just popping the key out and sticking a wad of chewing gum in there. But I found a way to remap it -- make it into a clone of the Ctrl key. So it needs to be added. The format is very specific. First, I'll show an example, then I'll provide a full description. Here's a. Just copy that text to a text file named, for instance, CapsLockToCtrl. REG, then double-click that file. Note: The change will not go into effect until you reboot.
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