Use command instead of control?

[tmanto02]

I am a long time mac user so I am extremely adjusted to the standard keyboard layout. I just installed windows 8 and I want to use the "command" key instead of the "control" key when performing keyboard shortcuts. I know one can install 3rd party software to do this but I want to know if you can do this in windows without extra software?

Cheers

 

[Quad5Ny]

Command <-> Control Scancode Map Settings for Windows 2000 and Higher

This will tell the keyboard driver to swap the Command and Control keys. Just double click the .reg file, Merge it and then restart Windows.

If you want to restore the key's to their original functions then download the second file, Merge the .reg and restart Windows.

Edit: It's important to note that by applying this you loose the ability to trigger Ctrl+Alt+Del. Instead you will have to either use Fn+Cmd+Alt+Del or Cmd+Shift+Esc.

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• LCtrl=LCmd, RCtrl=RCmd
• LCmd=LCtrl, RCmd=RCtrl

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,5b,e0,1d,00,5c,e0,1d,e0,\
  1d,00,5b,e0,1d,e0,5c,e0,00,00,00,00

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=-

 

[tmanto02]

This will tell the keyboard driver to swap the Command and Control keys. Just double click the .reg file, Merge it and then restart Windows.

If you want to restore the key's to their original functions then download the second file, Merge the .reg and restart Windows.

Edit: It's important to note that by applying this you loose the ability to trigger Ctrl+Alt+Del. Instead you will have to either use Fn+Cmd+Alt+Del or Cmd+Shift+Esc.

---

• LCtrl=LCmd, RCtrl=RCmd
• LCmd=LCtrl, RCmd=RCtrl

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,5b,e0,1d,00,5c,e0,1d,e0,\
  1d,00,5b,e0,1d,e0,5c,e0,00,00,00,00

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=-

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