How to Enable or Disable the Caps Lock Key in Windows 10
Caps Lock is a button on a keyboard that changes if a letter should be capitalized or not.
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable all users being able to toggle on or off the Caps Lock key in Windows 10.
You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable the Caps Lock key.
Users will still be able to press and hold the Shift key and press a letter to capitalize if Caps Lock is disabled.
Here's How:
The downloadable .reg files below will add and modify the binary value in the registry key below.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout
(Caps Lock key)
Scancode Map binary value
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00 = disable
(delete) = enable
(Caps Lock and Windows keys)
Scancode Map binary value
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,5B,E0,00,00,5C,E0,00,00,3A,00,00,00,00,00 = disable
(delete) = enable
1 Do step 2 (enable), step 3 (disable Caps Lock), or step 4 (disable Caps Lock and Win key) below for what you would like to do.
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.
Enable_Caps_Lock_and_Windows_keys.reg
Download
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.
Disable_Caps_Lock.reg
Download
If you like: How to Enable or Disable the Windows Key in Windows 10
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.
Disable_Caps_Lock_and_Windows_keys.reg
Download
5 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
6 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
7 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
8 Sign out and sign in, or restart the computer to apply.
9 If you like, you can delete the downloaded .reg file.
That's it,
Shawn
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