Windows 10: Enable or Disable Windows Key in Windows 10

How to: Enable or Disable Windows Key in Windows 10

How to Enable or Disable the Windows Key in Windows 10


The keyboard shortcuts to open Windows features with.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Windows key for all users in Windows 10.

*note You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable the Windows key.



Note The downloadable .reg files below will add and modify the binary value in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout

(Windows key)
Scancode Map binary value

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,5b,e0,00,00,5c,e0,00,00,00,00 = disable
(delete) = enable


(Caps Lock and Windows keys)
Scancode Map binary value

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,5B,E0,00,00,5C,E0,00,00,3A,00,00,00,00,00 = disable
(delete) = enable





Here's How:

1. Do step 2 (enable), step 3 (disable Win key), or step 4 (disable Caps Lock and Win key) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Enable Caps Lock and Windows keys
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Enable_Caps_Lock_and_Windows_keys.reg

Download

3. To Disable Only Windows key
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Disable_Windows_key.reg

Download

4. To Disable Caps Lock and Windows keys
*note If you like: How to Enable or Disable only the Caps Lock Key in Windows 10

Users will still be able to press and hold the Shift key and press a letter to capitalize if Caps Lock is disabled.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Disable_Caps_Lock_and_Windows_keys.reg

Download

5. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

6. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

7. If prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

8. restart the computer to apply.

9. If you like, you can delete the downloaded .reg file.


That's it,
Shawn


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Hope that helps.

 

Hi Brink

Can you make a download file for both disable caps lock and windows key in one file?

I would be very glad ;=)

Thanks

Regards

Lasse

 

Hello Lasse, and welcome to Ten Forums.

I'm afraid that I haven't seen a way to do both together like that. *Sad

 

This guy has a code for both:
Disable Windows Key | JohnHaller.com



I just dont know to get it in my reg program, thats why your download files are genial *Biggrin

 

Thank you @lorteost. I've added the download in step 4 to disable both Caps Lock and Windows keys. *Smile