How to Remap Keyboard Keys in Windows 10

In this tutorial, we are going to see how to remap keyboard keys windows 10. Almost every keyboard has keys that we do not use or sometimes even damaged. If this is the case, do the following to remap the keyboard keys in Windows 10.

Generally, most keyboards have several keys such as most function keys, insert, next page, previous page, end, pause/restart, etc. When you don’t use a key on your keyboard, why not reassign it to something else.

The same goes for damaged keys. You can reassign another unused key to work like the damaged key.
 

 

How to Remap Keyboard Keys in Windows 10

Windows has no built-in way to remap the keys. So we will use a simple and free software called AutoHotKey. Download the software from the official website, install it like any other software and proceed with the following steps.
 

 
Step 1: First of all, right-click on the desktop and select New → Text Document. Now, rename the text document to whatever you want. Just make sure to replace .txt extension with .ahk For example, myfile.ahk.
 

 

 
Step 2: After creating and renaming the file, right click on it and select Edit script. This action will open the script in your default text editor. In most cases, this is Notepad.
 

 
Step 3: To remap a key using AutoHotKey, just use the syntax below. With the code below, the A key will act as it is B key. So when you press the A key, it will print B.

;Remap a to b
a::b

 
Using the same format, you can remap approximately any key on your keyboard as long as you know the AutoHotKey names of the keys you are trying to remap. Fortunately, AutoHotKey has a key list page that lists all the keys.
 

 
Step 4: Now save the file and close it.

Step 5: To run the script, double-click it. That’s it. The file will remain silently in the taskbar and will work as it should.
 

 
That’s All!