Prevent Windows Key from Opening Start Menu in Windows 7

Posted by Jeromy Anglim on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Jeromy Anglim
Published on 2010-06-11T03:59:38Z Indexed on 2010/06/11 4:03 UTC
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I'd like to be able to stop the Windows Key from activating the Start Menu on Windows 7. I don't want to disable the Windows Key completely. I'd like Ctrl + Esc to still open the Start Menu.

I know that you can use AutoHotKey to disable the Windows Key completely.

The reason I want this functionality is that I have a lot of shortcut keys linked to the Windows key and this often results in accidentally opening the start menu.

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