How to disable some keys on the keyboard. How to disable the Windows key on your keyboard

This instruction details several ways to disable the keyboard on a laptop or computer running Windows 10, 8 or Windows 7. This can be done either using system tools or using third-party free programs, both options will be discussed below.

There are many free programs for locking the keyboard, I will give only two of them, which, in my opinion, implement this feature conveniently and, at the time of writing, do not contain any additional software, and are also compatible with Windows 10, 8 and Windows 7.

Kid Key Lock

The first of these programs is Kid Key Lock. One of its advantages, in addition to being free, is that there is no need for installation; a Portable version is available on the official website in the form of a Zip archive. The program is launched from the bin folder (kidkeylock.exe file).

Immediately after launch, you will see a notification that to configure the program you need to press the kklsetup keys on the keyboard, and to exit - kklquit. Type kklsetup (not in any window, just on the desktop), the program settings window will open. There is no Russian language, but everything is quite clear.

In Kids Key Lock settings you can:

• Lock individual mouse buttons in the Mouse Lock section
• Lock keys, their combinations, or the entire keyboard in the Keyboard locks section. To lock the entire keyboard, move the switch to the far right position.
• Set what you need to type to enter settings or exit the program.

Official website where you can download KidKeyLock - http://100dof.com/products/kid-key-lock

KeyFreeze

Another program for disabling the keyboard on a laptop or PC is KeyFreeze. Unlike the previous one, it requires installation (and may require downloading .Net Framework 3.5, which will be downloaded automatically if necessary), but it is also quite convenient.

After launching KeyFreeze, you will see a single window with a “Lock Keyboard and Mouse” button. Click it to disable both (the touchpad on the laptop will also be disabled).

The Windows button on your keyboard performs many important tasks. It opens the Start menu and presses many key combinations (Windows-R, Windows-X and others). But, in some cases, this button can create inconvenience. Fans of computer games especially often complain about it, since accidentally pressing this button throws them out of the game. If you also encounter such a problem, then this material should help you. Here you will learn how to disable the Windows button using the registry and third-party programs.

The Windows key can be disabled in different ways. First of all, we will look at disconnecting via . To do this, press the combination Windows-R keys and run the command "regedit". By the way, if the Windows button is already disabled and you cannot use Windows-R, then the “regedit” command can be entered into the search in the Start menu.

After opening the registry, you need to go to the " HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout" Please note that you need a section called "Keyboard Layout" and not "Keyboard Layouts".

After this, in the “Keyboard Layout” section you need to create a binary parameter “Scancode Map”. To do this, right-click on the empty space, select “New – Binary Parameter” and name it “Scancode Map”.

As a result, you should have a parameter like this.

Now open it and enter one of the values ​​​​given in the table below, close the window by clicking on the “OK” button and restart the computer. After reboot, the Windows button should be disabled.

Please note that these settings must be entered manually as copying and pasting does not work in this Registry Editor window.

In order not to enter the value of these parameters manually, you can prepare a REG file with all the necessary changes. To do this, create Text Document, paste the content below into it and save with REG extension instead of TXT. After this, run the created REG file and it will automatically make all the necessary changes to the registry. Next you need to restart your computer and the Windows button will be disabled.

REG file to disable the right and left Windows buttons.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 "Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,5B,E0,00,00,5C, E0,00,00,00,00

REG file to disable the Windows left button.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 "Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,5B,E0,00,00,00, 00

REG file to disable the Windows right button and the Menu button (right).

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 "Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,5C,E0,00,00,5D, E0,00,00,00,00

REG file to disable the right and left Windows buttons and the Menu button (on the right).

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 "Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,5B,E0,00,00,5C, E0,00,00,5D,E0,00,00,00,00

To enable the Windows button back, simply go to the registry, open the “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout” section, delete the previously created “Scancode Map” parameter and restart the computer.

Disabling the Windows Button Using Programs

As an alternative to digging in the registry, you can use special programs to reassign and disable buttons on the keyboard. Next we will look at several such programs.

Simple Disable Key 3.0 () – free program to disable individual buttons and key combinations. With its help, you can disable the Windows button or disable certain key combinations using this button. For example, you can disable Windows-X or any other key combination.

SharpKeys() is a free program for reassigning and disabling buttons. With this program you can reassign faulty or disable unnecessary buttons.

KeyTweak() is a free program for remapping buttons and disabling buttons. It has an intuitive interface and many functions.

With “fashionable” keyboards, equipped with additional functional Power/Sleep/WakeUp buttons in the most inappropriate places, thanks to the light hand of a stupid (there’s no other way to say it) designer, experienced users have been fighting for a long time.

Dmitry Tarasov offers a simple solution.

So, go to the main Start menu and select “Control Panel”:

Select “Power Options”:

On the tab we additionally indicate the reaction of our operating system by pressing these buttons.
If we indicate “no action required,” then any clicks on the “Power” and “Sleep” buttons will be ignored.

Here is a simple solution to a simple problem.

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