Monday 24 March 2014

Disable the Windows Key in Windows 7


To disable the Windows key, follow these steps:
Click Start, click Run, type regedt.exe, and then click OK.
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout\.
On the Edit menu, click New->Binary Value, type in Scancode Map,
DoubleClick the new key we just created.
Type 00000000000000000300000000005BE000005CE000000000 in the Value data field, and then click OK.
Close Registry Editor and restart the computer.
When the computer restart you are no longer able to use the Windows Key

To enable the Windows key, follow these steps:
Click Start, click Run, type regedt.exe, and then click OK.
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout\.
Right-click the Scancode Map registry entry, and then click Delete. Click Yes.
Close Registry Editor and restart the computer.
When the computer restarts you should be able to use the Windows Key again.
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