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| + | #REDIRECT [[Map caps lock to escape in Windows]] |
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| − | |created=October 29, 2002 |
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| − | |author=Jacques Petit |
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| − | On Windows systems, you can edit the registry to change the code produced when a key is pressed. This tip shows how to change the keyboard layout so that the CapsLock key acts as a Ctrl key. |
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| − | ==Replacing CapsLock with Ctrl== |
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| − | Place the following text into a text file with the extension *.reg and update your registry by double-clicking the file: |
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| − | <pre> |
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| − | REGEDIT4 |
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| − | [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout] |
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| − | "Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,1d,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00 |
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| − | </pre> |
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| − | You will probably need to reboot your machine for this system change to take effect. |
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| − | ====Creating an undo registry file==== |
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| − | The verified way to reverse this setting is to delete the new scan codes key that was added. |
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| − | (tested this on one of my machines) |
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| − | ====Swapping keys rather than replacing CapsLock==== |
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| − | The registry entry above sets CapsLock to Ctrl. The following registry entry swaps the CapsLock and Ctrl keys on your keyboard. Useful if you sometimes use CapsLock. |
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| − | <pre> |
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| − | REGEDIT4 |
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| − | [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout] |
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| − | "Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,1d,00,3a,00,3a,00,1d,00,00,00,00,00 |
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| − | </pre> |
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| − | ====Setting the key layout for the current user==== |
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| − | If the machine has multiple users who might not like the new layout, instead of using [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\....] you can specify [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Keyboard Layout]. This will make the changes for one user account only. Additionally, simply logging off and back on will apply the changes (no need to reboot). |
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| − | ==Comments== |
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| − | Some explanation is [http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1004806455 here]. |
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| − | A more detailed explanation and reference can also be found [http://www.usnetizen.com/fix_capslock.php here]. |
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