Windows Registry Key-remap Changing NT and Win2K Keymaps through the Registry

1. Run Start→Run…

2. Open: regedt32 to edit the registry.

3. Select the key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout

4. From the Edit menu, choose “Add Value” to add a value named “Scancode Map” with type REG_BINARY.

5. Set the value for the layout you want (copy and paste the bold text below):

• Map CapsLock → Left Ctrl:

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
02 00 00 00 1d 00 3a 00
00 00 00 00

• Swap CapsLock and Left Ctrl:

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
03 00 00 00 1d 00 3a 00
3a 00 1d 00 00 00 00 00

• CapsLock→Left Ctrl, Left Ctrl→Left Alt, Left Alt→CapsLock:

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
04 00 00 00 1d 00 3a 00
38 00 1d 00 3a 00 38 00
00 00 00 00

6. Reboot your machine

nircmd.exe regsetval binary "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout\Scancode Map" "00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 1d 00 3a 00 3a 00 1d 00 00 00 00 00"