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Disable and Enable Windows Key on Keyboard


Disable the Windows key

1. Click Start, then type regedt32 in the search box.

2. Click on Keyboard Layout, then in the Registry Editor menu, click on Edit, New, Binary Value.

3. Name the new entry as Scancode Map.

4 Double-click on the new entry and type in 00000000000000000300000000005BE000005CE000000000 as the value data, then click OK. You must type it in manually; copying and pasting will not work. It might be easier to look at it in pairs, as three rows of 16 digits:

example:

0000 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0008 03 00 00 00 00 00 5B E0
0010 00 00 5C E0 00 00 00 00
0018

5. To save click OK.

6. Close the Registry Editor and restart your computer.



Enable the Windows key

1. Click Start, then type regedt32 in the search box.
2. Double-click on HKEY_LOCAL_ MACHINE, then SYSTEM, CurrentControlSet, Control.
3. Click on Keyboard Layout and right-click on Scancode Map. Click Delete then click Yes.
4. Close the Registry Editor and restart your computer.

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