{"id":8173,"date":"2016-10-31T12:05:08","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T12:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=8173"},"modified":"2016-10-31T12:07:09","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T12:07:09","slug":"disable-any-shortcut-keys-in-windows-10-8-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/disable-any-shortcut-keys-in-windows-10-8-7\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable Any Shortcut Keys in Windows 10 \/ 8 \/7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is there a way to disable certain keyboard shortcuts in Windows? Sometimes or even frequently you might press a hotkey accidentally that can disrupt your productivity. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to use the freeware AutoHotkey to disable any certain global hotkeys (keyboard shortcuts) in Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Disable Any Shortcut Keys in Windows 10 \/ 8 \/7?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this example, we&#8217;ll demonstrate how to disable the [Windows] + [+] hotkey in Windows 10. Just make a few changes with the AutoHotkey script and you can disable other keyboard shortcuts as well.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>AutoHotkey is a free, open-source automation and scripting tool for Windows platform. Go to <a  rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"https:\/\/autohotkey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">AutoHotkey&#8217;s website<\/a> and download the installer.<\/li>\n<li>After the download is complete, double-click the installer. When you&#8217;re asked to choose the installation type, select <strong>Express Installation<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/autohotkey-install-type.png\" alt=\"autohotkey-install-type\" width=\"602\" height=\"427\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8175\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>When the installation is complete, click <strong>Exit<\/strong>. Now it&#8217;s time to create your first script.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/complete-install-autohotkey.png\" alt=\"complete-install-autohotkey\" width=\"602\" height=\"427\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8176\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Right-click any empty space on your desktop (or any directory), and then select <strong>New<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>AutoHotkey Script<\/strong> from the context menu.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/new-autohotkey-script.png\" alt=\"new-autohotkey-script\" width=\"487\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8177\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Name the script file whatever you like, then open it up with your favorite text editor or NotePad.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/edit-autohotkey-script.png\" alt=\"edit-autohotkey-script\" width=\"361\" height=\"407\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8178\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Place your cursor at the end of the last sentence and press Enter. Copy and paste the following line which tells AutoHotkey to disable the [Windows] + [=] \/ [+] shortcut key.<br \/>\n<code>#=::Return<\/code><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/disable-windows-plus-hotkey.png\" alt=\"disable-windows-plus-hotkey\" width=\"493\" height=\"188\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8179\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this case, the # symbol represents the Windows key. Here&#8217;s an example script to disable Alt + Tab, Windows + Tab, Left\/Right Windows key:<\/p>\n<p><code>; Disable Alt+Tab<br \/>\n!Tab::Return<br \/>\n<\/code><br \/>\n<code>; Disable Windows Key + Tab<br \/>\n#Tab::Return<br \/>\n<\/code><br \/>\n<code>; Disable Left Windows Key<br \/>\nLWin::Return<br \/>\n<\/code><br \/>\n<code>; Disable Right Windows Key<br \/>\nRWin::Return<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Save the script file. Right-click on it and select <strong>Run Script<\/strong>. Now press the [Windows] + [+] keyboard shortcut and you&#8217;ll find nothing happen. This way allows you to temporarily disable your desire shortcut keys by running the script manually.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/run-autohotkey-script.png\" alt=\"run-autohotkey-script\" width=\"359\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8180\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you want to permanently disable the shortcut key, you can create a scheduled task to run your AutoHotkey script when your PC starts up.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is there a way to disable certain keyboard shortcuts in Windows? Sometimes or even frequently you might press a hotkey accidentally that can disrupt your productivity. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to use the freeware AutoHotkey to disable any certain global hotkeys (keyboard shortcuts) in Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7. 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