Disable Windows Key

Admin — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:22:48 +0000

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.

Windows Key Shortcuts

Admin — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:22:15 +0000

Below list of shortcuts that you can use for faster access to menu commands.

Windows Key + E, Opens a new Explorer Window.
Windows Key, display the Start Menu.
Windows Key + D, minimizes and restore all windows.
Windows Key + F, open the Find all files dialog box.
Windows Key + L, lock your Windows XP computer.
Windows Key + M, minimize all windows.
Windows Key + Shift + M, restores all previously open windows to how they were before you Minimized them.
Windows Key + R, display the Run command.
Windows Key + F1, display the windows Help menu.
Windows Key + Pause/Break, displays the Systems Properties dialog box.
Windows Key + Tab, cycle through the buttons on the Task Bar.
Windows Key + U, open the Utility Manager.

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Disable Windows Key

Windows Key Shortcuts