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How to get rid of the Language Bar?
I have English, Swedish, and Polish loaded on the system. I have created my own multilingual keyboard definition using the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator. It supports all three languages. I call it ...
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Map Caps Lock to Control in Windows 11
See also Map capslock to control in Windows 10.
In Windows 7 and 10, I was able to remap the Caps Lock to act as a Control key by updating the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\...
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How do I permanently disable Windows (system) from creating new values in the registry? [duplicate]
I'm having to remove/delete these two registry values every time.. (d0010409 and 00000409)
The values you see in the picture are language input English US keyboards that I don't need, since I already ...
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Some keyboard keys have been turned off
I've been struggling for weeks with this problem: CTRL,ALT, SHIFT,FN, and WIN keys are not working!
When I bring up the on-screen keyboard, those keys function correctly. When I connect an external ...
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How can I specify custom values for the 'bounce keys' feature of filter keys in Windows 11?
I've got some keys on my keyboard accidentally repeating and I've found that enabling bounce keys filtering does prevent that from happening, however, the 0.3 second delay is far too long for my ...
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Change scancode in registry - 'arrow up' to 'shift rigtht'
I have a problem with my Lenovo v510 keyboard (Windows 10).
My up arrow is next to my shift right button and every time I have to use uppercase letters, I hit the wrong key.
Now I try to change the ...
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how to map combination keys Fn+Fx to other keys in win10 without any 3rd-party application
I tried to map the total twelve Fn+Fx combination keys on my A4Tech kv-300 USB keyboard, like Fn+F12, to other keys, like enter key, in win10 according to Microsoft's doc but failed, although other ...
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How to disable the Function keys of the Magic Keyboard as it was before in Windows 10?
How to disable Function keys of the Magic Keyboard as it was before in Windows 10?
I thought it would be more convenient if I Apple Magic Keyboard (A1644) works like the symbols printed on each ...
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Edditing AutoRepeatRate value below 10ms in regedit does not do anything
I have a bit of a strange problem, and I would like to ask for some advice.
I want to lower the keyboard repeat rate and repeat delay beyond what's normally allowed in the control panel by editing ...
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How to map a virtual keyboard code to an arbitrary symbol on Windows?
I'm aware of PowerToys' keyboard manager, with which I can rebind a key from my keyboard to any other key, including (unused) virtual keyboard codes (e.g. Pause/Break to VK 252).
Now I would like to ...
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KeyboardResponse Flags
I tried to fix randomly "dooubledd letterss in wwords".
Following registry setting seem to work fine, but it adds annoying keypress beep to speakers.
Is there a way to keep these settings ...
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Identifying, Locating and Amending or Removing Keyboard Shortcuts and Hotkeys in Windows 10
Hotkey Help - Shortcut Sorrows!
I use a pro-level digital audio workstation (DAW) environment called "Cubase" by Steinberg. This has multiple shortcut keys pre-defined as well as the ...
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Advanced settings or alternative to Windows Filter Keys to filter millisecond keyboard gltches?
My laptops internal keyboard has developed a fault where it randomly spits characters into the input stream. Because of the way the laptop was built it's going to cost north of $300 to replace the ...
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How to turn on keyboard backlit using the touchpad?
I have an HP Pavilion 15" CS2082TX laptop running windows 10.
Whenever the keyboard backlit goes off after staying inactive for some time, I have to hit a key to turn it on again. How can I turn ...
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Remapping left CTRL, left ALT and left Win key without SharpKeys and rewriting registries? Windows 10
I am used to working on Mac and I've always remapped my Windows machines with SharpKeys but unfortunately my new employer doesn't allow me to use it.
My goal is to change L CTRL to L WIN, L WIN to L ...
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` key only registers when held down. ex: `````````
After using sharpkeys which edits the registry, and attempting to restore to default, the ` key now only registers a press when held down ie. ``````````. Mapping the key to another key produces the ...
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How do I find my laptop keyboard's correct scan codes
Hello guys I'm facing a problem that two of my keyboard key is not working i.e.(LShift and RShift) so I want to replace one of them with other key i.e.(RCtrl).While I was trying to re-map these keys ...
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How can I open an aplication from registry to the foreground?
I have a Thinkpad T430 laptop, and this model in particular has a button on top of the keyboard that's literally called "Black Button". The button itself had no effect when I pressed it so I looked ...
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Remap "Get Help" fn (F1 key) to open specific app
The fn "?" (icon on the F1 key) on my laptop is useless to me, and I keep accidentally pressing it. So I want to remap it, not just disable it like here: https://www.winhelponline.com/blog/disable-f1-...
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Can't rename the keyboard layout made in MSKLC
So I made a custom keyboard layout in MSKLC (Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator). Its default naming scheme is adding - Custom to the name of the layout you modified, e.g. Serbian (Cyrillic) - Custom.
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Ctrl + W works as if Ctrl + V... but only once
I'm having a strange issue with Ctrl + W on Windows 10.
When I press Ctrl + W, it pastes my clipboard... the first time. But if I continue to hold Ctrl, and press W again, it prints "w".
It's as if ...
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How to undo custom keyboard mapping in registry
To make my Windows 10 system act more like the macOS behavior that I'm accustomed to, I remapped my keyboard following the instructions of Orwellophile
when they answered the question of how to Switch ...
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Change debounce time of keyboard
I have an HP Elitebook 8570W laptop.
I get lots and lots of typos because the keyboard "thinks" I accidentally hit two keys. nonononono! I just type very fast.
Is there any way to change the ...
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How can I make keyboard cursor move faster?
How can I make my keyboard faster? For example if I press arrow keys the cursor moves with a certain speed. I want it at least 2x faster.
In Control Panel all speed settings are at maximum. I have a ...
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Keyboard shortcut pass parameter
Is there a possibility to pass the current path as an argument when invoking a script via keyboard shortcut under Windows (interested in general, but specifically 10)?
It is possible to pass the path ...
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Rebinding Numpad . (location 104) to regular dot (location 54)
How can I remap the numeric dot (key location 104) to regular dot (key location 54) in Windows 7? The key should always behave as a dot, regardless of the state of NumLock key. I'm using the standard ...
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Remapping dell keyboard shortcut buttons
So I have a dell sk-8135
keyboard that has a few shortcut keys up top, which includes Back, Forward, Stop, Refresh, Homepage, Email, My Computer, and Calc. I've been able to modify these by editing ...
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Mouse behaves weirdly with Caps Lock remapped to Control on Windows 7
I have remapped Caps Lock to Control by using the following registry script on Windows 7:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
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Disable INSERT key in all applications
The Insert and Caps Lock keys just get in the way. This superuser question asks how to disable Insert, but appears to be for Windows 7 because it does nothing for me on Windows 8.1. I've been able to ...
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Laptop ignoring scancode map
My keyboard is messed up, the 'i' and 'o' keys don't work. I'm currently making do with alt+numpad ascii... but it's incredibly annoying (still less than the damn on screen keyboard).
Figured I'd ...
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Remap Keys - no software
I need to swap/remap the location of the ' (apostrophe & quote key) and the ; (semi colon & colon key). I find it greatly increases typing efficiency.
I need to do this without installing any ...
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Turn on num lock at log-in screen [duplicate]
I'm trying to turn "num lock" on when windows starts up, at login time. (I have Windows 10).
I edited the registry at the following path:
HKEY_USERS\Default\Control Panel\Keyboard\...
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Toshiba Satellite E45t-A4100 [duplicate]
On my Toshiba Satellite E45t-A4100, the keyboard is not working. No matter what I press nothing responds. The touch screen is still working, and everything seems to be working properly, but I have ...
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How to remap Caps Lock to CTRL on windows 7 with no admin rights and no third party applications
On my work PC, with no admin and a desire of not installing 3rd party stuff:
How can i remap the Caps Lock key to function as CTRL?
I'm aware of system wide registry hacks with this key:
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What should the registry-value of a key be to execute as "Home"
I want to remap the Home-key on my keyboard so that both the Home- and Calc-key on my laptop's keyboard executes as Home - mostly because the Calc-key sits where the Home-key was on my previous laptop,...
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Remap key to modifier+key
I want to remap the right Ctrl key to Shift+F10.
I've been following to these Scan codes, created Scancode Map in the registry and its contents are:
0000 0000
0200 0000
5D00 1DE0
0000
where 5D00 ...
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Using function keys without [FN] key with Apple Wireless Keyboard on Windows 7 Machine (no bootcamp)
I currently use the Apple Wireless Keyboard on my work PC (just my preference).
For the most part it works fine. Since I do a lot of programming, I end up using the function keys a lot. However, in ...
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Disable Sticky Keys with Registry Key doesn't work
Before you vote this down, I'd like to say this now that the methods posted around the net doesn't work for me.
I've tried going to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility\StickyKeys and ...
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Changing default behavior of a Keyboard Multimedia Keys
Today I've got a Dell KB522 keyboard, which has 7 multimedia keys on top. I was wondering if it's possible to change the behaviour of those keys due to the lack of official Dell app to do that (for ...
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Remapping a keyboard key in windows 8.1 [duplicate]
How can I remap keyboard keys in windows 8.1? I'm looking for a simple utility which will modify registry and would not require running at startup. I tried sharpkeys but, it does not seem to work in ...
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Permanently disable num lock in Windows?
I like to use the number keys for cursor movement. But every so often I hit NumLock by mistake, and then instead of moving the cursor where I want it, I end up with an input like this:
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How ...
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Remove permanently Dvorak from Windows
I read this document: Windows says Dvorak is the default keyboard layout, but all new windows use QWERTY
I found the corresponding key in registry for Dvorak.
The problem is when Windows restarts then ...
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Where can I find Windows keyboard scancode registry information?
I am in the process of remapping some keys on my Windows 7 keyboard.
I have done the following (in a .reg file):
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode ...
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Altering specific configuration values in the On-Screen Keyboard of Windows 7
I have to use the On-Screen Keyboard of Windows 7 for typing:
(In case you haven't used it yet, you can get it via: All Programs -> Accessories -> Ease of Access -> On-Screen Keyboard
or simply ...
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How do I remap a key to a key-combination in the Windows 7 registry?
I have been able to remap the CapsLock key (3A) to the Left Shift key (2A) by adding the binary value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout\Scancode Map to the registry ...
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Rebinding Keys on a Dell Keyboard
I have a Dell Multimedia Keyboard, similar to this one:
It has many non-standard keys, like the small circular ones across the top, and the "Multimedia" keys above INSERT/HOME/PAGE_UP.
They can be ...
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Windows registry entry for swapping tilde/backtick and escape keys?
I have always swapped CapsLock and L-Ctrl. I'd like to now swap Esc with the Tilde/Backtick keys.
What Windows (XP) registry setting do I use for scancode to ensure both of those keys are ...
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Pressing E yields a euro sign "€" instead. What can I do to fix this?
A teacher at our high school contacted me, saying that every time she presses the E key it prints out a euro sign. It's not the language settings, I already tried that. It happens in all programs, and ...
Nathan Lawrence