Note: Sharpkeys came in handy in identifying the scan code for the Insert Key. $Prompt = "Requires Re-boot to take effect!`n" + New-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name 'ScanCode Map' -Value $Remap -Force $key = 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout' $Remap = 0x00 # Disable = To Key * Not needed when disabling Rick, “You asked for it!” $Remap = New-Object -TypeName byte -ArgumentList 24 This reply was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by GoneToPlaid. Note that “2147483648” is actually equal to “0” or that Num Lock is turned off. The default value for both keys (at least in Windows 7) is: The above registry settings work at least as far back as Windows 7. Also note that when you cold boot your computer, the value under HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard is what is used.
If you subsequently create any additional user accounts, those new user accounts will also inherit the new default value (Num Lock is ON) for those accounts. Your computer will now boot up with Num Lock enabled. Then save the file as “Keyboard_NumLock_ALWAYS_ON.reg”Īfter saving the above a a REG file, right-click on it and then choose to merge it into the registry. You can find further details at the SharpKeys website.Open Notepad and then copy and paste the following lines in between the two rows of asterisks into Notepad. With this utility you can now assign one key to another and turn them off. Press the Write to Registry button and restart Windows as before. Then you should select the key mapping listed, and press the Delete button to remove it. To restore the default keys, reopen the SharpKeys window. If you followed the example above, the Num Lock key will then switch Caps Lock on. Press the Close button to exit SharpKeys, and you must also restart Windows. Then choose a keyboard key to switch to from the To this key list on the right such as Caps Lock.Ĭlick OK to close the window, and then press the Write to Registry option.
Next, click the Add button and choose a keyboard key to customize from the list below. Then open the SharpKeys window in the shot below. Open this page and click on EXE to add SharpKeys to Windows. The software is available for the Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8 platforms. To remap the keys, add the SharpKeys utility to Windows. Alternatively, we can also switch keyboard keys off. For example, you can switch the Num Lock key to activate Caps Lock. By remapping keyboard keys we can switch them around.
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