Summary

Want to disable a specific keyboard key or shortcut?

Microsoft PowerToys, an official Microsoft app, makes this task quite simple.

Then, nudge the “Install” button to implement the app.

A few keys removed from a keyboard.

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Let the installation process complete, and you will come across a User Account Control (UAC) window.

Click “Yes” there, and the app will be successfully installed.

Navigate to the “Keyboard Manager” in the left sidebar.

Searching for the ‘Microsoft PowerToys’ app in Microsoft Store.

Then, click “Open controls” in the right pane.

Turn on the toggle next to Enable Keyboard Manager if it’s currently turned off.

Afterward, select “Remap a Key.”

Installing the Microsoft PowerToys app from the Microsoft Store on Windows.

Finally, click “OK” in the top-right corner.

If you receive a warning, click “Continue Anyway,” and yourspecified key will be disabled.

Then, choose “Disable” under To Send and click “OK” in the top-right corner.

Opening the Keyboard Manager settings in the Microsoft PowerToys app on Windows.

Enabling the Keyboard Manager in the Microsoft PowerToys app and opening the key remapping settings in it.

Disabling the ‘R’ key in the Keyboard Manager in the Microsoft PowerToys app on Windows.

Microsoft PowerToys giving a warning when disabling a key in the Keyboard Manager on Windows.

Opening the settings to remap a shortcut in the Keyboard Maager of the Microsoft PowerToys app on Windows.

Disabling a particular shortcut using Keyboard Manager in Microsoft PowerToys on Windows.

Deleting the key remapping in the Keyboard Manager in the Microsoft PowerToys app to reenable the disabled key on Windows.