Most tools use an obscure feature already built in
to Windows, such as Sharpkeys (free, http://www.randyrants.com/sharpkeys/),
KeyTweak (free, http://webpages.charter.net/krumsick/), and Microsoft??™s
own Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator (http://www.annoyances.org/exec/
software/mklc).
First, pick a key on your keyboard you don??™t use??”the righthand Alt key is
usually a good candidate for the Windows Logo Key??”and remap it to the
key you want Windows to think you pressed. In SharpKeys, for instance,
click Add, select Special: Right Alt from the Map this key list, select Special:
Left Windows from the To this key list, and click OK. Back in the main window,
click Write to Registry, and then log out and back in again for the
change to take effect.
Of course, the Winkey isn??™t for everyone. On most keyboards, it??™s right next
to the Space bar, which means it??™s easy to hit by accident. And since it??™s one
of the few keys that takes the focus away from the active window, it can be
decidedly inconvenient if you press it while you??™re typing.
To disable Winkey, all you do is use one of the aforementioned keyboard
remapping tools to remap Winkey to something innocuous, like Ctrl or
Pause/Break. Or, if you have the MyExpose task switcher installed (see ???Get
Glass??? in Chapter 5), you can remap the Winkey to activate MyExpose
instead.
While you??™re at it, you can likewise disable some other nuisance keys like
Insert (Ins), so you??™ll never again inadvertently delete text as you type.
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