And instead of only allowing you to execute a “blanket” change designed to disable all shortcuts at once, MacOS allows you to turn them off one at a time. Essentially, it’s the engine Windows runs on, so if something goes wrong with it, you might find yourself in a situation where your PC won’t even start.īut as in Windows, Mac allows you to disable any keyboard shortcut you don’t need.

However, you should always exercise caution when tweaking the registry. You can try executing one or two to confirm.

Close the Registry Editor window and then restart your system.Īfter restart, all Windows keyboard shortcuts will have been turned off.

Set the value of the newly created entry to 1.

For example, you could go with “NoKeyShorts” or “NoWinKeys.” This can prove helpful later on when you want to reverse the changes made. Although Windows will automatically suggest a name for the new entry, you should go with a name that gives a clue about what the entry is.

Select “DWORD NoWinKeys” from the dropdown menu.

Right-click on the empty space in the right-hand pane and then click on “New.”.

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Locate the following key in the left-hand pane:.

This will open your system’s Registry Editor.

Type “regedit” in the text field and hit enter.

Launch the Run box by pressing the Windows+R keys.

You can also disable keyboard shortcuts by tweaking the registry. For example, it may result in network errors or an inability to use File Explorer. If configured incorrectly, the Local Group Policy Editor can cause permanent changes that may have unintended results when using Windows. That said, editing the Local Group Policy is a high-risk exercise that should be carried out with utmost care. You can reverse the changes and enable shortcuts by following the steps above and selecting “Disabled” or “Not Configured.”

Close the Group Policy Editor window and reboot Windows to effect the changes.Īfter restarting windows, all Windows hotkeys will now be unavailable.Īlthough this method is intended for large computer networks in a corporate or group setting, it also works perfectly for single-user desktops.

Click on “Enabled,” select “Apply,” and then click on “Ok” to save your new settings.

This should launch a popup window where you can turn off keyboard shortcuts.

Double click on “Turn off Windows Key Hotkeys” in the right-hand pane.

Select “Windows Components” from the “Administrative Templates” submenu.

Click on “User Configuration” and then select “Administrative Templates.”.

This should open the Local Group Policy Editor window.

Type “edit group policy” and then hit Enter.

Click on the “Search” icon in the bottom left corner.

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