How to disable the Windows key under Vista 64?

BlueMak · Jan 26, 2010, 07:22 PM

title says all.

mkk · Jan 26, 2010, 09:17 PM

KeyTweak could remap it to something else, but if you want to disable it temporarily then it's not what you want.
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BlueMak · Jan 26, 2010, 09:26 PM

Thank you. I found a way to disable it.
Improve Gaming Experience in PC by Disabling Windows Key

I might use the program you linked in case it works with the couple of extra keys it has that I don't like at their default settings.

comp_ali · Jan 26, 2010, 09:30 PM

I am going to buy a keyboard soon who has this feature , you click a feautre you enable it by a button to disable windows key temporarily when you are gaming or something and you can enable it a gain with the same button.

Tipstaff · Jan 26, 2010, 09:44 PM

I use a simple little program that resides in memory called WinKey Killer. All you do is run the setup file once to pick what you want to disable, and then run the file called Wkeykill.exe to run the program. If you want to be able unload it make sure the option in the setup that says, "Shut down WinKey Killer when run a second time" is checked on, then just run the program again to do so. So, run once to enable, and again to disable.

I use this program whenever I'm gaming only as the key, at least for me, is useful outside of that. Just don't disable the options for disabling Ctrl-alt-del, or the one that says about hiding WinKey Killer from being seen in task manager. Not a good idea.

comp_ali · Jan 26, 2010, 09:58 PM

Thanks Tipstaff , usefull tool.
I was wondering where are you hiding lol.

Tipstaff · Jan 27, 2010, 03:24 AM

Oops.. sorry guys. Sick in the head today. Try this one HERE. I use the other for every other OS, but this one under x64. You can have it run at startup, and just click it to enable or disable it. Red - in it = disabled, no - = enabled.

Jan 26, 2010, 07:22 PM	#1
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Jan 26, 2010, 09:17 PM	#2
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Re: How to disable the Windows key under Vista 64? KeyTweak could remap it to something else, but if you want to disable it temporarily then it's not what you want. KeyTweak Homepage

Jan 26, 2010, 09:26 PM	Thread Starter #3
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,483 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Re: How to disable the Windows key under Vista 64? Thank you. I found a way to disable it. Improve Gaming Experience in PC by Disabling Windows Key I might use the program you linked in case it works with the couple of extra keys it has that I don't like at their default settings. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Jan 26, 2010, 09:30 PM	#4
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: How to disable the Windows key under Vista 64? I am going to buy a keyboard soon who has this feature , you click a feautre you enable it by a button to disable windows key temporarily when you are gaming or something and you can enable it a gain with the same button.

Jan 26, 2010, 09:44 PM	#5
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 191 System Specs	Re: How to disable the Windows key under Vista 64? I use a simple little program that resides in memory called WinKey Killer. All you do is run the setup file once to pick what you want to disable, and then run the file called Wkeykill.exe to run the program. If you want to be able unload it make sure the option in the setup that says, "Shut down WinKey Killer when run a second time" is checked on, then just run the program again to do so. So, run once to enable, and again to disable. I use this program whenever I'm gaming only as the key, at least for me, is useful outside of that. Just don't disable the options for disabling Ctrl-alt-del, or the one that says about hiding WinKey Killer from being seen in task manager. Not a good idea. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Jan 26, 2010, 09:58 PM	#6
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: How to disable the Windows key under Vista 64? Thanks Tipstaff , usefull tool. I was wondering where are you hiding lol.

Jan 27, 2010, 03:24 AM	#7
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 191 System Specs	Re: How to disable the Windows key under Vista 64? Oops.. sorry guys. Sick in the head today. Try this one HERE. I use the other for every other OS, but this one under x64. You can have it run at startup, and just click it to enable or disable it. Red - in it = disabled, no - = enabled. __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick. Last edited by Tipstaff; Jan 27, 2010 at 03:35 AM.