What happen if some your your keyboard keys stop working? Will you use on-screen keyword that comes with your system? Or you will buy a new keyboard? I am sure most of us will choose the second option.
Now, SharpKeys comes and may help us. It can remap one key to another key by storing the mapping to the registry.
SharpKeys is actually a portable application writtien in C# using .NET 2.0. So, you need to install Microsoft .NET 2.0 and above before you can enjoy this utilities.
So, how does SharpKeys help us in terms of a keyboard keys replacement tool? Simple launch the application, and click “Add” to add a key mapping entry. Then, choose which key you are going to map with, and press “Write To Registry” once you done everything. You may need to log off or reboot your PC so that the key mapping take effect.
Let’s summarize what SharpKeys can do for you and what SharpKeys cannot do:
SharpKeys will
- Remap one key to a single key. For example, remap “Shift” to “Caps Lock”.
- Remap multiple keys to a single key. For example, remap all keys to “A”.
SharpKeys won’t
- Swap keys.
- Map multiple key presses to one key.
- Map mouse click to key.
Please note that SharpKeys key mapping will affect the other users as well. So if you are using a public computer, or share a computer with others, make sure you get permission or inform them before you use the application.
Download: SharpKeys
