Disabling the Office hotkey in Windows 11

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Disabling the Office hotkey in Windows 11

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Windows uses the hyper (=alt+shift+ctrl+win) key in several shortcuts. hyper+l for example opens a browser to the linkedin website. hyper+o opens ms outlook. hyper+t opens ms teams. I intend to use these shortcuts for other purposes. How do I disable windows from using the hyper key, to allow this key to be used as a general modifier?

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Hi Ruud,

I'm Amr, an independent advisor.

You can remap your keys using PowerToys

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/power...

Once installed, open PowerToys and navigate to the "Keyboard Manager" utility.

Click on "Enable Keyboard Manager" if it's not already enabled.

You'll see two options: "Remap a key" and "Remap a shortcut".

If you want to change the function of a single key or a combination of keys (like the hyper key), click on "Remap a key".

If you want to change the function of a specific shortcut, click on "Remap a shortcut".

Click on the "+" button to add a new key or shortcut remapping.

In the left column ("Map this key (or shortcut)"), press the keys you want to remap. In the right column ("To this key (or shortcut)"), press the keys you want to map to.

Click "OK" to save your changes.

The changes should take effect immediately. If they don't, try restarting PowerToys or your computer.

I hope this is helpful. If you require any additional assistance, don't hesitate to respond to this.

This is a user-to-user support forum. We're users just like you helping other users to find solutions to their problems.

Best Regard

Amr

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