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Windows: remap caps to control (work computer) (lemmy.ca)
submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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At work I have a Windows PC. I don't have much personal experience with Windows which is why I am asking.

I want to remap the caps lock key to function as a control key. Ideally, on a per-user basis as sometimes other people use the workstation and I don't want to confuse them.

  • Was able to install Auto Hot Key. A test script worked. However I couldn't find working instructions about how to do this specific remapping. Example scripts I found seem to have some conflict between v1 and v2 of AH.

  • I don't have admin access however I could probably ask for something, but it would have to work immediately without a lot of fooling around. I will not be granted admin access to try a bunch of things til I find something that works.

What's the best way?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

The Microsoft PowerToys Keyboard Manager tool should allow you to do this.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/keyboard-manager

You will probably need admin access to install it, however.

Edit: Actually, apparently you don't? I just installed it on my work PC here, and did not get any UAC prompts or anything. It can indeed reassign your caps lock key -- I just tested this, and it works. (I mapped it to left ctrl.)

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I tried installing Power Toys a while ago but the version of windows is too old to support it.