It’ll give you a list of keys along with how many times they were pressed. Let it run for a day or two and click on ‘Stop Monitoring’ to stop the app from counting your keys. Once, done, run the app, and select specific keys to monitor, or you can monitor all keys on your keyboard. Simply download the app, it’s free and installs it on your PC just like you install any other Windows software.
To find out find least used keys on Windows, use apps like Ke圜ounter. This can be done manually or with the help of third-party apps like SharpKeys, KeyExtender etc. Doing this is pretty easy and just requires you to remap windows keys. This trick really helps me as I don’t even have to lift my hand from the keyboard to grab the mouse. But wouldn’t it be more efficient if you were able to remap these duplicate keys to open Applications? For example, I have mapped my Caps Lock to open Calculator and Menu key to open Google Chrome. Pretty Useless right! Every Windows keyboard has duplicate keys and the only purpose it serves is you can use them with both your hands. With SharpKeys, you can turn any key you do not use frequently into something more useful.Ever wondered what are you gonna do with two Shift keys, two Alt keys and the Caps Lock key. Turning your caps lock key into something more useful can help you be more efficient when using keyboard shortcuts. Google Search will now open for you to begin searching to your heart’s content.
Type in “F10” in the Shortcut key box, then click “Apply” and “OK” to exit the Properties for your new shortcut.ġ0. Right click on the newly created shortcut icon and select “Properties”. Click “Finish” when you are through naming the shortcut.ĩ. The name itself does not matter for the key mapping process. You can name it Google Search or anything you want. In order to turn this shortcut into a Google Search key, you will want to enter “” into the Type the location of the item: box. Enter in the location of the new shortcut. In your Desktop, right click and select “New -> Shortcut.” This will open the Create Shortcut wizard.ħ. This allows us to create our Google search key.Ħ. After the restart, your caps lock key will no longer work like it used to. Restart your computer for the changes to take effect. Click “OK.” A pop-up will appear to let you know the settings have been changed in the registry. Since you probably do not use it, click “Function: F10 (00_44)” in the “Top this key (To key):” column.Ĥ. F10 is widely considered the most useless key on the keyboard by computer users. You will want to choose a key to map it to. From here, scroll down and click on “Special: Caps Lock (00_3A)” in the “Map this key (From key):” column. Click “Add” to begin remapping your caps lock key. SharpKeys will welcome you to its program and let you know exactly what it does. Download SharpKeys from the CodePlex page and install it. How to turn your caps lock key into a search keyġ.
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