Disable Windows Key
November 10, 2006 by Admin
Filed under Tips Tricks
The Windows key is the key with the Microsoft Windows logo on 104 and 107 key keyboards, located between the Ctrl and Alt keys. The key is generally used as an accelerator key, in order to make certain repetitive tasks in the Windows shell environment accessible by keystroke.
To disable the Windows key, do the following steps:
| 1. | Click Start, click Run, type regedt32, and then click OK. |
| 2. | On the Windows menu, click HKEY_LOCAL_ MACHINE on Local Machine. |
| 3. | Click the System\CurrentControlSet\Control folder, and then double-click the Keyboard Layout folder. |
| 4. | On the Edit menu, click Add Value, type in Scancode Map, click REG_BINARY as the Data Type, and then click OK. |
| 5. | Type 00000000000000000300000000005BE000005CE000000000 in the Data field, and then click OK. |
| 6. | Close the Registry Editor and restart the computer. |
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