Author Topic: Mnky and others. Win key disable  (Read 226 times)

Offline Silat

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Mnky and others. Win key disable
« on: February 04, 2005, 04:15:17 AM »
Old but still useful.

1 win key1 a program to disable the win key
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Utilities/Mouse_and_Keyboard_Utilities/WinKey.html

2 Always backup your registry

[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout
Modify/Create the Value Name [Scancode Map] according to the Value Data listed below.
Data Type: REG_BINARY [Binary Value] // Value Name: Scancode Map
Value Data: [Enter Exactly as Shown Below]
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 5B E0 00 00 5C E0 00 00 00 00
Exit Registry and Reboot



3 http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/disable_windows_key/
4 http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/903/
+Silat
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Offline Grits

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Mnky and others. Win key disable
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2005, 11:47:29 AM »
Just pop it out, cant hit the key if its not there. :)

Offline zmeg

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Mnky and others. Win key disable
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2005, 07:47:20 PM »
There is a free download called "I hate this key" that will turn it off or back on with no problem.