How to turn off the CAPS LOCK key

re: How to turn off the CAPS LOCK key

tzagotta — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 20:14:41 GMT

That's cool, but it doesn't truly disable the caps lock key, so it is only a partial solution. I hate caps lock and would like to be able to completely disable it.

re: How to turn off the CAPS LOCK key

Shai — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 20:57:50 GMT

The best way to disable the Caps-Lock is via a registry hack.
http://panda.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu/~achapwes/PICmicro/keyboard/scancodes1.html http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/tech/input/w2kscan-map.mspx
The following registry hack maps Caps-Lock to Backspace, which makes it possible to correct errors without moving from the home row.
Administrative privileges and reboot required.
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REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,0e,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00

re: How to turn off the CAPS LOCK key

Randy — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:47:30 GMT

I wrote up SharpKeys to manipulate the Scancode Map, actually... I got tired of trying to find the keycodes I needed for remapping... I find I need to remap more than just cAPS lOCK, although that's how it started!

re: How to turn off the CAPS LOCK key

Jeff D. — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 00:01:33 GMT

tzagotta wrote:
"That's cool, but it doesn't truly disable the caps lock key, so it is only a partial solution."

Yep, it's not a way to "disable" the CAPS LOCK key. That setting just enables a simple way of turning off the CAPS LOCK key when you've accidentally turned it on.

To "disable" the CAPS LOCK key just remove it.

re: How to turn off the CAPS LOCK key

screwdriver — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 00:47:07 GMT

Or just pry the thing off, haha.

re: How to turn off the CAPS LOCK key

uncle — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 02:27:34 GMT

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re: How to turn off the CAPS LOCK key

Jo-Pete Nelson — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 05:00:51 GMT

It's an interesting idea, but I think that would be more annoying than the occasional accident of pushing the caps lock when you didn't mean to. If the shift key turns off the caps lock, then you can't get any keys that require the shift. That makes it so that legitimate purposes for the caps lock are made more frustrating. A few examples would include coding <HTML> (if you prefer to code HTML in caps), bulleting that ends or starts with a ":", or quoting in caps.

I hate to be a jerk about it, but honestly if you're hitting the caps key on accident that much, you should be more careful with your typing. Nobody expects the world to remove the "q" key because it happens to stand in the way of the pinky hitting the "1." Granted, it was perhaps given an overly prominent place on the keyboard, but I don't think software hacks are a good way to cover it up.

re: How to turn off the CAPS LOCK key

Centaur — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 11:51:38 GMT

> A few examples would include coding <HTML> (if you prefer to code HTML in caps)

Why would you prefer to code HTML in caps? It will only make transition to XHTML harder.

re: How to turn off the CAPS LOCK key

Aaron Robinson — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:39:29 GMT

I used the Remapkey.exe tool in the Resource Kit Tools ( http://tinyurl.com/6csco ) to map CAPS to another Ctrl key. I don't have to twist my hand as much anymore to cut, copy, and paste.

Not so much to get rid of the CAPS key, but to help my left wrist out...

- Aaron

If you hate the CAPS LOCK key, please read this!

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re: How to turn off the CAPS LOCK key

Steven — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 14:03:48 GMT

To turn off CAPS LOCK: [ ] Press the CAPS LOCK key [x] Press the SHIFT key

That used to be standard up to a certain point, when Microsoft decided to change that and adapt to the Linux world.

Remember:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typewriter

Used to be like that from the invention of CAPS LOCK onwards until it changed back in the 90ies.

Never knew, why it changed.

re: How to turn off the CAPS LOCK key

Azaiaa — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:08:24 GMT

This hack is far, far harder than it needs to be.

Just run KaneBT Caps Lock Disabler!

[FYI Azaiaa -- this is hardly a hack and provuides an entirely different functionality than the tool you mention, to address an entirely different issue. -- SiaO]

re: How to turn off the CAPS LOCK key

Yanike — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:25:09 GMT

That was a little harsh on the Azaiaa guy Michael.

He was just trying to help. I think...

It does disable the caps lock key without any hacks.

Anyway, thanks for the info!

Yanike

re: How to turn off the CAPS LOCK key

Jason — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:17:07 GMT

Your steps are a life saved - I work in a call center troubleshooting issues for students, walking them through steps. One student called a few moments ago - she spilled coffee on her laptop rendering her text in capital letters, the Caps Lock button no longer functioned. Using these steps, I was able to return functionality to her machine. Kudos to you!

re: How to turn off the CAPS LOCK key

JK — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:19:40 GMT

There is a very good small utility called sMaRTcaPs that I have used for many years without any problem for various Windows versions from Win 95 through to XP Pro. It allows you to disable/enable the Caps Lock and/or Num Lock keys from the system tray. It's very unobtrusive, you can toggle it on and off at anytime, and you can customize its settings quite extensively. I purchased it many years ago from the publisher, although I am not sure if they are still around. However, it looks as if it is available as freeware from

http://www.download.com/sMaRTcaPs/3000-2347_4-10043115.html

re: How to turn off the CAPS LOCK key

Alex — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:25:23 GMT

Dears Michael and Jeff,

I have faced a problem that the CAPS LOCK on use keyboar was disabling just when he press the SHIFT key. I would like to keep the user keyboard normal, I mean, enable and disable the CAPS LOCK pressing CAPS LOCK key. I didn't have any idea to how back the user configuration to normal.

I writing to appreciate your post, because it helped me to find a solution and consequently, help the user.

Thank you very much fo help that you provided me through this post.

Have a nice day.............and once again thank you very much!!!!

re: How to turn off the CAPS LOCK key

Alan — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:47:02 GMT

I just cut up a Piece of pencil eraser and stuffed it under the caps lock key. done! :)

re: How to turn off the CAPS LOCK key

103 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:39:36 GMT

in addition to the pencil eraser 'hack'

My sysadmin is also a basterd. Whta you can also put under the capslock key is a small row of staples so the capslock cannot be pressed in completely. Its a lowtech fix but it works for me. We do not have the clearance to install our own software...

good luck.