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Created February 22, 2026 23:38
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Caps to Control Windows
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caps-to-control.psh
# Remap Caps Lock to Left Control (run as Administrator, then reboot)
$path = "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout"
$value = [byte[]](
0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, # Header version
0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, # Header flags
0x02,0x00,0x00,0x00, # 2 entries (1 mapping + null terminator)
0x1D,0x00,0x3A,0x00, # Caps Lock -> Left Control
0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00 # Null terminator
)
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name "Scancode Map" -Value $value -Type Binary
Write-Host "Done. Reboot to apply."
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undo-caps-to-control.psh
# Undo Caps Lock to Control remap (run as Administrator, then reboot)
$path = "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout"
Remove-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name "Scancode Map"
Write-Host "Done. Reboot to apply."
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cuevasclemente commented Feb 22, 2026

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File capslock-to-ctrl.ps1

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