
#Remap keyboard windows 8 windows 10
Note: This procedure has been tested on Windows 8.1 and on Windows 10 1703. Just click Write to Registry, log off and back on (no need to reboot, either) and the changed keyboard layout should be in effect. There is no need to run SharpKeys all the time, by the way. With that missing information we can configure SharpKeys: Now I have to hold down the FN key first then select the appropriate function key. T he function keys used to control my volume and screen brightness. I’ve also modified some of the Apple keyboard keys to suit me though, and you can change it in the file Keyboard Media Keys.ahk. I would like to change my function keys on my Vizio Thin & Light Touch MODEL NUMBER: CT14T-B1. Why, Special: Application (E0_5D), of course. What this script does is to remap the eject key on the keyboard to be a Delete key. There is really not much you have to do – except figuring out what the secret name of the context menu key is. And while we are at it we can also get rid of the useless Caps Lock. Thankfully the free utility SharpKeys facilitates the process a lot.

Windows has had a keyboard remapping functionality for some time, but it requires manipulation of REG_BINARY values, which even I as a developer am not too fond of. But we can also go deeper and remap any useless key to function as context menu key. The simpler method is to just use Shift+F10 instead, as Tim Dunn explains. I am talking about the context menu key which I use a lot. Third, one essential key is … not there … simply missing. Second, the trackpad (Lenovo’s interpretation of a touchpad) is simply awful. I like my current laptop, a Lenovo W540, but details of the keyboard layout really deteriorate the user experience (not to mention the horrible trackpad – I can only recommend you carry a mouse or buy the successor which is rumored to sport a less terrible design).įirst of all, there is this totally useless numeric keypad, forcing asymmetric device usage. If you have specific keys that aren’t working, KeyTweak could save you from replacing your keyboard. Whether it’s to improve your efficiency or to easily type in another language, KeyTweak is the solution.

#Remap keyboard windows 8 software
Or: Getting rid of Caps Lock & creating the missing context menu key KeyTweak is free software for Windows that allows for customization of your PC keyboard.
