Removal of win10 keyboard shortcuts

[mcjleesmith]

Since i bought a mechanical keyboard i have been accidentally pressing this combination of keys mid game, which is the most frustrating thing. Is there any way to simply remove these shortcuts, or change the key combination? Specifically, Ctrl+Win key+D, creates new virtual desktop, which is tabbing me out of games.

 

[gardenman]

Hi, you can block this key combo by using AutoHotKey. AutoHotKey works with scripts so you have to create a script to use it.

Download [AutoHotKey] from the blue/white button on page and install it.
Open Notepad and paste the following 4 lines in it:

; Shortcut for Ctrl+Win+D
^#D::
; Do nothing for this key, just return. This essentially blocks it.
Return

Save the file as BlockKey.ahk and it's important to have the .ahk on the end.
Double click on the file to run it in AutoHotKey.
You will see a green "H" icon in your tray (near the clock) showing you that the script is now running.
The Ctrl+Win+D should now be blocked.
You can close the script at any time by right clicking on the tray icon and choosing Exit.

You can block other keys by adding more lines to the same script.
The ^ character stands for Ctrl.
The # character stands for Win key.
Always add the :: after the keys you wish to block and add the Return on the next line.
[More keys that can be used]

To block Ctrl+Alt+Z, add the following two lines to your script:

^!Z::
Return