Windows 10: Caps lock key remap to <ctrl> problem with logitech keyboard

I remapped <caps lock> to <ctrl> for Emacs, since that is the normal position for <ctrl> for us old folks. Once in a while I will hit <caps lock> and instead of it being converted to <ctrl> it will actually set the caps lock. Then every character I try to type will be upper case. How do I clear caps lock in this case? All I have figured out is to completely reboot my PC. It is super frustrating when it happens. Thanks

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CAPS LOCK key remapped to Ctrl key

hey there, i accidentally remapped caps to ctrl key with 3rd party software and i cant turn it back for quite some time. When i type caps it tells me i press ctrl or LShift key.

Any help will be much appreciated

 

Remap Caps Lock to Ctrl in Windows 10 without administrator privileges?

I found this question:

• Map capslock to control in windows 10
  

Which would likely work great if I had admin rights on my machine. But I don't.

I also found a couple of links about remapping keys without admin rights in Windows 7. The suggested solution is to use the following:

(Save in a file with .reg extension, double-click to apply to the registry, and then reboot.)

This is the same as the first linked solution except for the key to edit; the HKEY_CURRENT_USER key can be edited without admin rights.

Unfortunately, this doesn't work on Windows 10. (It applies and creates the key, but even after reboot the Caps Lock key is caps lock, not ctrl.)

In regedit I see that under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Keyboard Layout there are subfolders (subgroups?) for "Preload", "Substitutes", and "Toggle". It seems likely to me that putting something in "Substitutes" might be the way to do this for Windows 10 but I've no idea what to put, and there is no documentation I can find.

How can I remap Caps Lock to Ctrl in Windows 10 without admin rights?

 

Problem with Caps Lock key

Varies from brand/make/model. Your's doesn't.

Anyway, a lot of programs have their own indicator for caps lock on/off ... e.g. MS Word > right click on status bar at bottom of MS Word> from popup menu, tick Caps Lock. The words "Caps Lock" will appear on the LH side of the status bar, as appropriate.