Maybe someone is wondering why write a guide on how to disable some keys on the computer keyboard and how to reconfigure and change their functions . The fact is that, if you look at the computer keyboard, beyond the letters and numbers, I am sure that you will see some keys that are used a lot, some almost never and others that instead do not even know what they are used for and what function they have . So I say, why waste the keys when you can remap them, ie reassign the functions and disable some "> Caps Lock", the one with the padlock that is on the left and has everything written in capital letters.
I'm sure many dare keys like " INS ", which automatically erases the letters on the right of the cursor as you type, or the " Scroll Lock ", " End ", " Sleep ", " Num Lock ", " Windows "and so on.
Maybe these keys could be more useful if they open the internet explorer or the media player or even if they start some program automatically.
In short, I absolutely do not want to say that everyone must disable or reassign these keys but for those who want it, let's see now how it can be done.
The keys of a computer keyboard, on Windows, are mapped in their functions through codes inside the registry keys.
Knowing all the codes, you could easily change the assignment of the functions. Since doing it from registry keys becomes a mess, however, we can take advantage of some very easy to use programs that allow you to change the keys, remap them and disable them .
First of all, for those who want to disable, only temporarily, when not needed, the Lock keys, and, precisely, the Caps Lock key in order to cancel it even if you accidentally press it (maybe before entering a password), NumLock (or Num lock) to use the numeric keypad always or never, and Scroll Lock (or Scroll Lock).
You can then use a small program called NumLocker, install it and let it start with Windows in the background.
NumLock can be set by clicking on the relative icon in the taskbar next to the clock and choosing whether or not to disable the Lock keys.
If instead you want to remap the keys or disable them completely, without leaving a program in the background that steals memory (even if Numlocker uses very little of it), you can use two excellent programs, easy to use with which to set any key with a different function.
Remapping the keys on the computer keyboard is the process of permanently changing their behavior.
Sharp Keys is portable software that writes the remapped keys to the Windows Registry, which means, in essence, that the changes are active after the next computer restart.
Sharp Keys supports 104 keys (based on the standard logitech keyboard) which can be reassigned and changed on the computer keyboard.
There is thus the possibility to configure both the less used keys and, if desired, the letters and numbers.
For example, you can set that pressing the letter A opens the Internet (certainly not recommended, better to reassign those keys that are never used).
The software is also able to identify some of the multimedia keys that are on the Logitech keyboards, the small ones at the top.
The main advantage of Sharp Keys is that it does not operate any hack on the system but simply uses the native Windows functionality to remap the keys.
This means that the software must not be running in the background after the changes have been made and that the original values can be restored on the fly if errors have been made.
Since Sharp Keys has a somewhat spartan interface and does not work with some particular models of portable PCs, you can use another program that is more beautiful to look at and easier to use.
Keytweak remapper is, like other programs, compatible with all Windows 10 and Windows 7 versions. The main difference between Keytweak and Sharp Keys is above all the graphical interface which makes the operation of remap or disable the keys easier.
KeyTweak displays a virtual keyboard which is the graphic replica of your keyboard, in this way you can easily organize yourself to assign certain keys to particular functions. An interesting and very useful feature of the program is that the original default keys are always shown so you can't go wrong. Even if you were wrong and made unwanted changes, you can go back at any time and cancel the custom mapping.
KeyTweak Remapper can completely disable a key, so when you press it, nothing happens (useful if the Caps Lock is annoying).
The main advantage of Keytweak is therefore the visual representation of the keyboard and the ease of reassigning them .
To end the discussion, we also see another software called Remap Keyboard which becomes very useful for changing the function of special keys, the additional ones on some keyboards that, for example, open Chrome, e-mail, those that change the volume or start the playing videos or listening to music from the Windows Media Player, sleeping, hibernating (hateful when you hit it by mistake), or turning it off. Remap Keyboard remaps these special keys with the ability to give them different functions, for example, to open Chrome or Firefox instead of Internet Explorer, to open another Media Player or to start other applications of your choice.
If you like to personalize your computer with special keys, the discussion on how to assign HotKeys and key combinations to open certain programs can also be interesting.
On another page you can see the tables with the tasteira codes for Windows
