After the restart process is complete, the custom button functions should start working. In order to activate the new changes to the custom keyboard key functions you might need to restart your computer. Now your new shortcuts should be properly mapped and you can safely close the SharpKeys window. Once you clicked the button, you should get a message confirming that the writing was successful. This will write all the key modifications and shortcuts into the Windows registry. In order to use your new keyboard shortcuts, you need to add them to the Windows registry.Ĭlick the button that says ‘ Write to Registry‘ in the main SharpKeys window. Saving and activating the new key functionsĪfter you set all up all your desired buttons with the custom functions and see them in the main list, you are ready to activate them. If your keys work and you just want to remap them, you can also click the ‘ Type Key‘ button and press to key to find it from the list instantly.Īfter you select the button codes from both lists, click OK to save the selection and the combination will show up in the main Window.

The right section contains the To this Key list (To key) settings, which is the function that decides which key will be replaced. For example, if your ‘Enter’ key stopped working and you wish the remap it to your ‘single quote’ key, you should select the ‘single quote’ key from the left column. You must select the key you wish to use for your new action. The left section contains the Map this key list (From Key) functionality. Both lists contain all the different keys on the keyboard. In order to change the function of a keyboard key, locate and click the ‘ Add‘ button on the bottom left.Ī new window should pop up and you should see two separate lists.

Now that you’ve installed and opened SharpKeys it’s time to make some custom keyboard key remapping on Windows.

Sharpkeys software