How to disable the Windows key in the keyboard

If you don’t want to use Win key in the keyboard, there are 2 ways how to disable it.

1) You can use 2 Fix It utilities from Microsoft’s KB216893 article.

- Disable the Windows key

- Enable the Windows key

 

2) You can do it manually by using registry editor as below.

- To disable the Windows key, follow these 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. Double-click the System\CurrentControlSet\Control folder, and then 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 Registry Editor and restart the computer.

- To enable the Windows key, follow these 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. Double-click the System\CurrentControlSet\Control folder, and then click the Keyboard Layout folder.
4. Right-click the Scancode Map registry entry, and then click Delete. Click Yes.
5. Close Registry Editor and restart the computer.

Complete Guide to Windows 7’s Task Scheduler

If you want to know how to get the most of Windows 7’s task scheduler, then this series of articles is what you need. It starts with an introduction of the tool, its interface and main features. The next article shows how to work with the basic task wizard while the last goes into advanced task scheduling and editing all possible properties of a task.

 

• First Steps in Working With the Task Scheduler
• How To Create a Task With the Basic Task Wizard
• Advanced Users – Task Creation With Task Scheduler

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