Install PowerToys from Microsoft Store, GitHub's official Microsoft repository, or the documented package-manager command. Open it and allow any requested administrative mode only when the target applications require matching privileges.
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Open and enable Keyboard Manager
In PowerToys Settings, select Keyboard Manager and turn on Enable Keyboard Manager. Remaps are provided by PowerToys, so they stop working when PowerToys is closed.
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Choose key or shortcut remapping
Select Remap a key to change one physical key, or Remap a shortcut to replace a key combination. Use the target-app field for a shortcut that should apply only in one application.
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Define the original input
Add a mapping row and use Select or Type to enter the key or shortcut you want to change. Check left and right modifier keys carefully because Windows and applications can treat them differently.
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Define the replacement
Choose the destination key, shortcut, text sequence, or Disabled option supported by the current utility. Do not disable essential sign-in, accessibility, or recovery keys unless another working input remains available.
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Save and acknowledge conflicts
Select OK or Save and review any warning about an unassigned key, duplicate shortcut, or reserved combination. Some operating-system shortcuts and security sequences cannot be intercepted, and app-specific remaps may not affect elevated applications.
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Test and undo safely
Test the mapping in a non-critical text editor before relying on it in a game or work app. To reverse it, return to Keyboard Manager, delete the mapping, and save. Keep PowerToys configured to start with Windows if the remap is needed after every sign-in.
If a mapping works in ordinary apps but not an elevated app, run PowerToys at the matching privilege level only when necessary. If a shortcut conflicts or blocks input, delete that mapping and save; PowerToys cannot override protected Windows security sequences.
ⓘ Sources and verification
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