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How to Enable / Disable Windows Key Shortcuts (Hotkeys) in Windows 10

If you are wondering how to enable or disable hotkeys in windows 10 then you can disable hotkeys if you are facing issues with hotkeys with your keyboard automatically doing something unexpected. So, lets see in detail how to disable hotkey and also enable hotkeys.

Disable hotkeys in Windows 10:

Step 1: Press Windows + R, then type in “gpedit.msc” in the run box and click OK.

Step 2: Go to the following path:

User Configuration > Administrative templates > Windows Components > File explorer

Step 3: In the right pane, locate Turn off Windows hot keys option. And then double click on it.

Step 4: Now, select the option Enable to enable hotkeys. or select the option Disable to disable hotkeys. Click on Apply > OK.

Step 5: Restart your computer

Once you turn off or disable hotkeys in Windows 10,  hotkeys Win+ will be disable on Windows 10 PC or laptop.

Disable hotkeys using Regedit:

Step 1: Press Windows + R, then type in “regedit” in the run box and click OK.

Step 2: Go to the following path:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Step 3: In the right side, right click on it and create a new DWORD 32 bit value and name it as DisableKey and press Enter.

Step 4: Double click on the newly created key and double click on it and change the value data from 1 to 0 and Click OK.

Step 5: Reboot your system.

Completely disable windows keys:

Step 1: Press Windows + R, then type in “regedit” in the run box and click OK.

Step 2: Go to the following path:

HEKY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Current\ControlSet\Control\KeyboardLayout

Step 3: In the right pane, right click on empty space and create a new BINARY Value and name it as you want.

Step 4: Once new key is created go ahead and double click on it and enter the binary value as below:

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

03 00 00 00 00 00 5B E0

00 00 5C E0 00 00 00 00

Step 5: Restart your computer.

That’s it, this is how you disable window keys completely by creating a new binary value in keyboardLayout in registry editor and disable keys completely and disable hotkeys.

Can I disable hotkeys in Windows 10:

You can disable hotkeys in Windows 10 if you want or your computer keyboard or if you are facing issues with shortcut keys on your computer.

How to disable hotkeys on windows computer?

By using gpedit.msc and regedit you can disable hotkeys on your windows computer and if you want you can disable keys completely as well.

That’s about it.

How to Enable / Disable Windows Key Shortcuts (Hotkeys) in Windows 10
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