Cynincomic Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Is it even possible?i want to re-assign it solely for the purpose of switching desktops with the program "yod3d" (freeware that gives 4 desktop surfaces in a cube that can be swapped at will)i personally think this will be a much more handy use for the windows key, instead of popping up the start menu when i accidentally hit it lol. itll actually give me a reason to use the thing!also, wasnt sure what forum to post in, so i figured this might be a start....thanks in advance Cc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Is it even possible?i want to re-assign it solely for the purpose of switching desktops with the program "yod3d" (freeware that gives 4 desktop surfaces in a cube that can be swapped at will)i personally think this will be a much more handy use for the windows key, instead of popping up the start menu when i accidentally hit it lol. itll actually give me a reason to use the thing!also, wasnt sure what forum to post in, so i figured this might be a start....thanks in advance CcSee if any of these is what you are looking for:http://webpages.charter.net/krumsick/http://www.sellsbrothers.com/tools/#scancodeMapperhttp://www.randyrants.com/2008/12/sharpkeys_30.htmlmanually:It is possible to change the behavior of the different keys on the keyboard by changing the scancode map. This can be used to disable the Windows-key so one is not thrown out of your favorite game, when by accident have pressed the wrong key.The change the scancode map, so the Windows-key is disabled add/update this binary value: REGEDIT4[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,5b,e0,00,00,5c,e0,\00,00,00,00For those who wants to know the meaning of the above values here goes:00,00,00,00 Header: Version. Set to all zeroes.00,00,00,00 Header: Flags. Set to all zeroes.03,00,00,00 3 entries in the map (including null entry).00,00,5b,e0 Left Windows Key (0xe05b) -> Disable (0x00).00,00,5c,e0 Right Windows Key (0xe05c) -> Disable (0x00).00,00,00,00 Null entry.To also disable the Shutdown key, one would extend the Scancode Map, so it has 4 entries where the fourth entry becomes ACPI Power Key (0xe0f6) -> Disable (0x00): REGEDIT4[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,5b,e0,00,00,5c,e0,\00,00,f6,e0,00,00,00,00http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/archive/w2kscan-map.mspxhttp://forum.soft32.com/win4/Disabling-Win...pict215607.htmlhttp://www.northcode.com/blog.php/2007/07/...-Use-As-A-KioskGoogle for "scanmap" for more examples/apps.jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynincomic Posted November 1, 2009 Author Share Posted November 1, 2009 Well met jaclaz! key tweak worked first go! your help is much appreciatedCc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Sometimes it's only the choice of words that makes the difference:if you google for "deassign key" you find nothing (if not the present thread ), if you do it for "remap key" you find lots. Happy it worked . jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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