Reboot the computer to apply the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nMethod 2: Disable WIN+ Keyboard Shortcuts in Using Registry Editor<\/strong><\/p>\nIf you’re unable to access the Local Group Policy Editor, you can take help of Registry Editor for the same task. Just follow these steps:<\/p>\n
\n- Type regedit<\/strong> in the Search or Run box and press Enter. It will open Registry Editor.<\/li>\n
- Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer<\/code>. In right-side pane, right-click on the empty space and select New<\/strong> -> DWORD (32-bit) Value<\/strong>.<\/li>\n- Rename the newly created entry as NoWinKeys<\/strong> and set its value to 1.\n
![\"NoWinkeys\"](\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/NoWinkeys.png\")
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- Close Registry Editor and restart your system. After reboot the WIN+ hotkeys will be turned off in your system. If you want to re-enable the WIN+ keyboard shortcuts, just delete NoWinKeys<\/strong> entry.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Method 3: Disable Windows Key Completely<\/strong><\/p>\nThis method allows you to completely disable the Windows logo key for all users in Windows 10, 8, 8.1 and Windows 7. Follow these steps to disable Windows key virtually:<\/p>\n
\n- Type regedit<\/strong> in the Search or Run box and press Enter. It will open Registry Editor.<\/li>\n
- Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_ MACHINE\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Keyboard Layout<\/code>. In the right-side pane, right-click on the empty space and select New<\/strong> -> Binary Value<\/strong>.\n![\"new-binary-value\"](\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/new-binary-value.png\")
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- Rename the newly created entry as Scancode Map<\/strong>. Right-click on Scancode Map<\/strong> and click Modify<\/strong>. Type in the following value as the value data manually (copying and pasting will not work), then click OK<\/strong>.\n
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
\n03 00 00 00 00 00 5B E0
\n00 00 5C E0 00 00 00 00<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"disable-windows-key\"](\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/disable-windows-key.png\")
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- Close Registry Editor and restart the computer. When you boot back into Windows 10, press the Windows key and nothing will happen. If you want to re-enable the Windows logo key, open the Registry Editor again and delete the Scancode Map<\/strong> entry.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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