How often do you actually use caps lock? Unless you’re an ETERNALLY ANGRY UNCLE, the answer is probably not very often. It’s odd that caps lock takes up so much space on your keyboard; it’s just plain annoying that it’s so easy to accidentally hit.
Remapping the Most Useless Key on Linux (Caps Lock)
Google Chromebooks replaced caps lock with a search key years ago, and there’s an easy way to remap caps lock on a Mac. Microsoft doesn’t offer a built-in tool for the job, though. But that doesn’t mean you’re out of options.
We’ve previously covered PowerToys , a Microsoft bundle full of utilities that are worth checking out. One such utility, called Keyboard Manager, lets you remap any key on your keyboard. This means you can change the caps lock key to mimic a different key, or even keys that your keyboard doesn’t have. If you’d rather not install PowerToys, there’s a dedicated utility called sharpkeys that works similarly , but honestly, PowerToys is so useful that you might as well install it.
To get started, you need to download PowerToys from the Microsoft Store or from Github. After installation, you will find Keyboard Manager in the left sidebar of PowerToys.
