Disable Caps Lock Functionality But Not Button Press?

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Basically I hate the caps lock key and further more I think it would be useful in games as another modifier, or failing that just an extra key to have at hand.

So the easiest way I though of it so far is to disable the Caps Lock function but keep the PC recognising it is being pressed. Is such a thing possible? Could it be done through registry editing?

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You could use Autohotkey and create a script to change capslock function...

if you decide to use Autohotkey, you can easily change the function by making a script like this

CapsLock::Enter

where ENTER is any key you feel like replacing it with

CapsLock::A

will make capslock function as the letter "a"

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Is there any way to make it function like another modifier like Ctrl, Alt and Shift for a new bank of keys in a game?

Thanks for the info. I have been looking into AutoHotKey.

OR does windows recognise an F13 key like mac? I could remap it to that and have a new usable key rather than a duplicate.

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You can always change it to any other key not being used in a game, let's say if the letter P isn't being used

In Autohotkey:

CapsLock::P

Then in the game's menu, just apply P to a function and CapsLock should function as P

But remember, Autohotkey doesn't start up with Windows. IIRC I had to elevate that program for it to run as a scheduled task upon startup

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Yes but out side of a game it would still be P. I would rather come up with a solution to have it be a new completely unused key.

Thanks for the help though these are some good ideas.

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Here is another suggestion, you can make that CapsLock key work as a media key to let's say open Chrome or something.

Though I am not sure if in games it will register a media key... but off the game, it can open browsers and what not =]