You are using your Windows PC and suddenly press some shortcut key which randomly opens a program or activates a strange feature. Even worse, you may have accidentally closed your software programs due to accidentally pressing the hotkey.
How do you solve such problems? It's easy - all you need to do is temporarily disable Windows hotkeys. Today's article will show you how to disable Windows hotkeys.
1. Disable shortcuts using Local Group Policy Editor
Local Group Policy Editor lets you troubleshoot PC problems or adjust system settings. Interestingly, you can also use this tool to enable or disable Windows taskbar settings.
But the problem is that you can't access this tool on Windows Home devices. It's only available on Windows Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.
However, you can access the Local Group Policy Editor on Windows Home by applying some tricks. But if that sounds complicated, you might want to move on to the next method.
Now, here is how to disable Windows shortcuts using Local Group Policy Editor:
To disable the hotkeys, select Enabled on the next screen. Finally, close the Local Group Policy Editor and restart your device to save these changes.
And if you decide to re-enable the hotkeys, follow these steps:
2. Disable the shortcut using Registry Editor
You can also disable hotkeys by tweaking a few Register keys. But before you begin, consider backing up your registry. That way, you can restore the tool if something goes wrong.
Here's how to disable the shortcut using Registry Editor:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PoliciesFrom there, click on the Explorer key. If it doesn't exist, create a key by right-clicking on the Policies key and selecting New > Key . Name this key Explorer.
While you are using the “Explorer” key, right-click on the empty space on the right and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value . Next, name this value NoWinKeys and press Enter.
To disable hotkeys, double-click the NoWinKeys value and set the Value data to 1 . Otherwise, set the Value data to 0 (zero) to enable hotkeys. Finally, close Registry Editor and restart your device to save these changes.
3. Disable hotkeys using system settings (for certain hotkeys)
System settings can also be useful. However, this tool will only help you disable specific Windows shortcuts. This includes hotkeys for Windows Narrator, Sticky Keys, Print Screen options, Filter Keys, Toggle Keys, and color filters.
Here's how to disable hotkeys using system settings:
Next, scroll up and find the Use Sticky Keys option. From there, uncheck the Allow the shortcut key to start Sticky Keys box to turn this option off. (When this option is enabled, you have to press the Shift key 5 times to turn Sticky Keys on or off.)
From there, scroll down to the Use Toggle Keys option . Next, uncheck the Allow the shortcut key to start Toggle Keys box to disable this option. (When this option is enabled, you have to press and hold the Num Lock key for about 5 seconds to enable Toggle Keys.)
Now, scroll down and find the Print Screen Shortcut option . Turn off the Use the PrtScn button to open screen snipping button to disable this option.
Next, configure the color filter shortcuts through the following steps:
Next, let’s see how you can disable the shortcuts for the Narrator option. Simply put, Narrator refers to a feature that describes the content that appears on your screen.
Here are the steps to disable the Narrator shortcut:
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