Using RemapKey

The RemapKey window contains two keyboards. The upper keyboard, the Base keyboard, shows the existing key mappings. The lower keyboard, the Remapped keyboard is where you define new key mappings.

Changing key mappings is simple.

In the Base keyboard, left-click the key you want to change.
Drag and drop it on the new key on the Remapped keyboard.
Exit RemapKey.
Restart your computer to enable the new mappings.

Note

RemapKey will perform an integrity check before setting up. If it finds risky key settings, it will display a warning.

For example, if you want to swap CTRL key and CAPS LOCK:

Start RemapKey.

Note Administrator privilege is required to set up the key remappings.

Left-click the CTRL on the Base keyboard, and drag it to CAPS LOCK on the Remap keyboard.
CAPS LOCK on the Remap keyboard will be changed to CTRL
Left-click CAPS LOCK on the Base keyboard and drag it to CTRL key on the Remap keyboard.
The CTRL key on Remap keyboard will be changed to CAPS LOCK
Exit RemapKey.
Before closing the window, RemapKey will ask you if you want to restart. If you're ready to restart, click the OK button.
After the restart, the CTRL key and the CAPS LOCK key will be swapped.
Please note the key remapping is effective for Logon Dialog.
You can confirm the remapping status with RemapKey after logging on.

How to Stop Key Remapping

Use one of the following to stop key remapping.

To stop remapping of a key: left click the remapped key on Remap keyboard.
To stop all remappings: click Edit menu and choose Delete All. Reboot your system.
Run RemapKey from the command line with the -c option. This will remove all the remappings without the GUI. Reboot your system.

To restore your current key settings after editing, but before you quit RemapKey:
On the Edit menu, select Unedit.

RemapKey Cautions

Scancode remapping might cause these problems.

You might not be able to type all of keys.
If you lose one of important CTRL, ALT, or DELETE keys, you might not be able to log on to your system.

To make sure the ability to log on is always available, you can set your computer to auto-logon with RemapKey. On the Option menu, select Setup Auto Logon.