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All the small things you can do to make your Windows experience just that much less shitty

Windows 10

Disable the Windows key

The Windows key is a great shortcut for opening the start menu, but it's also a great shortcut for opening the start menu. If you're like me and you use the start menu a lot, you'll find yourself accidentally opening it all the time. To disable it, open the registry editor and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard. Create a new DWORD value called DisableWinKey and set it to 1.

Disable the Windows key in games

If you're like me and you use the Windows key to open the start menu a lot, you'll find yourself accidentally opening it all the time while playing games. To disable it, open the registry editor and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard. Create a new DWORD value called DisableWinKey and set it to 1.