Vista Tutorial - Caps Lock Key - Enable or Disable

**Brink** · **METHOD ONE:**

How to Enable or Disable the Caps Lock Key in Vista

Information

This will show you how to enable or disable the Caps Lock key on your keyboard for all users on the computer. The Caps Lock key is enabled by default in Vista

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METHOD ONE:
Through a Download

1. To Disable the Caps Lock Key -
A) Click on the download button below to download the Disable_Caps_Lock.reg file.

B) Go to step 3.

2. To Enable the Caps Lock Key -
A) Click on the download button below to download the Enable_Caps_Lock.reg file.

3. Right click on the .reg file (on Desktop) and click on Merge to add it to your registry.

4. Click Run button in the Security Warning prompt.

5. Click on Continue in the UAC prompt.

6. Click Yes in the confirmation prompt.

7. Click OK in the success prompt.

8. Logoff and logon, or restart the computer to apply the fix.

9. When done, you can delete the .reg file (On Desktop).

METHOD TWO:
The Manual Way

1. Open the Start Menu.

2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type regedit and press Enter.

3. Click on Continue in the UAC prompt.

4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout

5. To Disable the Caps Lock Key -
A) In the right pane, right click on a empty area and click on New and Binary Value. (See screenshot above)

B) Type Scancode Map and press Enter. (See screenshot below)

C) Right click on Scancode Map and click on Modify.

D) Type 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00 (no commas) and click on OK. (See screenshots below)

E) The registry will now look like this. (See screenshot below)

F) Go to step 7.

6. To Enable the Caps Lock Key -
A) In the right pane, right click on Scancode Map and click on Delete. (See screenshot above)

B) Click on Yes to confirm deletion.

7. Close regedit.

8. Logoff and logon, or restart the computer to apply the changes.

That's it,
Shawn

**Brink** · 08-20-2008

	Quote:	haroun
	السلام عليكم ، و شكرا على المعلومة http://translate.google.com/translate_t?sl=ar&tl=en Greetings, Thanks for the information and

Your welcome Haroun.

Thank you,
Shawn

**pacinitaly** · 1 Week Ago

I have not rebooted yet, do I have to?

**Brink** · 1 Week Ago

Hi Pacinitaly,

You do not have to right now, but it will not be applied until you do though.

**pacinitaly** · 1 Week Ago

	Quote:	Brink
	Hi Pacinitaly, You do not have to right now, but it will not be applied until you do though.

Awesome. Thank You!

it worked

thank you again as usual

**Brink** · 1 Week Ago

You're welcome.

Annahliar · 1 Week Ago

Hello Brink,

Once Caps Lock is disabled, can I use it as a hotkey in a game, or is it completely disabled?

Thanks!

**Brink** · 1 Week Ago

Hello Annahliar, and welcome to Vista Forums.

It really depends on the game. If it is a game that goes into full game mode and not just a window in Vista, then it may still work for the game. It will not hurt anything to give it a try though to see. Please let us know how it worked for you, or not.

Shawn

Annahliar · 1 Week Ago

	Quote:	Brink
	Hello Annahliar, and welcome to Vista Forums. It really depends on the game. If it is a game that goes into full game mode and not just a window in Vista, then it may still work for the game. It will not hurt anything to give it a try though to see. Please let us know how it worked for you, or not. Shawn

Didn't work for my games.

O well, was worth a shot. Thank you for your amazing tutorials!

**Brink** · 1 Week Ago

You're welcome. Sorry it didn't work in your games.