Windows 10: An alternative to the left control key please!

I have a new HP Pavilion laptop - which so far has one flaw: there is no right hand control key...
I am left handed and so I want to use a R/H control key when I want to select multiple non adjacent items from a list.
I have tried to remap one of the keys to the right of my touchpad to facilitiate this but the remapping does not give the functionality of the control key being pressed while the touchpad is used...
I have spoken to HP Support who were completely useless in this respect. The person I talked to said he only used his laptop on a desk with a mouse so could not help! And he told me that I should talk to Microsoft.
If anyone has any ideas of workarounds for this I'd be most grateful.
Thanks in advance...

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Hi Dave,

Click your Start Button, click the cog on the bottom left to open the new Settings App

Alternatively, press Windows Key + I

To open the old Control Panel, click your Start Button, type control and hit Enter

 

Map control key to "left click"?

Why didn't *I* think of that? (yes, that's sarcasm.)

-> Lots of people do not realise that Google can answer countless questions. To avoid the referral, mention in your next post that you found nothing suitable with a Google search.

Found a couple of sites telling you to use "Mousekeys to remap the NumPad", but my tablet kb doesn't have a NumPad.

-> You could use an external mouse if one is required for the remapping process.

Another told me to install sophisticated scripting software. Just to remap one key? I think not.->
I do a lot of scripting. Most of it is a very long way from sophisticated.

 

Does Shift/Select work?

 

Shift only works for adjacent items; control is normally help down for non-adjacent items.

 

Hi, I've just remapped my right ALT key to act like that to select a number of random items. You can choose any other key that's convenient.

Download and install Autohotkey, and this script - 1 line:
RAlt::CTRL

Put that in a text file, rename it as .ahk, run it.

(You can create an exe file from an ahk in 1 click)

Examples here:
Remapping Keys and Buttons

 

Thanks for the idea... I will see if I casn do it!
Cheers!

 

Hmmm..., works for me with mouse or trackpad;
with trackpad I have to long press/drag select while holding Shift down until all selections are made.

 

*Thumbs
AHK is great, so many ways to create a truly Personal Computer
My Right Alt key is now a Mouse Middle Button, very handy since I never use a mouse.

 

Many thanks Dalchina...
I have managed to remap AltGr::CTRL which works as I wianted and the ahk file is now on my desktop. Can I move this to somewhere else? Will it autostart? Do I now need to make it an .exe file and how do I do this? with 1 click? This is all a little advanced for me! Thanks

 

Rt click the ahk file- you should see an option to compile it.

Put the exe file where you want it, and create a shortcut to it.

Windows key + R, shell:startup
opens the Startup folder (which is frustratingly not exposed in the Win 10 start menu- another reason for using an alternative as I do)

Move your shortcut there.

Your script should now run on logon.

 

Thank you dalchina; that has done the trick.
Best wishes

 

Thanks- glad it helped