The caps lock button, which causes everything you type to be in capital letters, is often pressed by accident. The results aren’t life threatening, but having to retype a sentence or two can really tick me off. Many have looked all over the internet for a way to warn them when the Caps Lock key is mistakenly pressed.
It turns out that the answer is right inside Windows! Windows has a feature called "Toggle Keys". When the toggle keys feature is enabled your computer emits a beep when the caps lock or num lock keys are pressed, and a different beep when they are pressed a second time to turn them off. It’s a feature I enable on all of my computers.
Turn on Toggle Keys in Windows Vista and Windows 7
Type Ease of Access in the Start Menu and click the top result – Ease of Access Center, which will open the window below.
Click "Make the keyboard easier to use", which opens the window below.
Halfway down you will see a checkbox and Turn on Toggle Keys. Click the checkbox to place a check and hit apply. Now each time you hit the caps lock or num lock keys you will hear a beep.
Turn on Toggle Keys in Windows XP
Click the Start Button>Control Panel>Accessibility Options, which will open the window below.
Place a checkmark in the box labeled "Use Toggle Keys" by clicking the box with your mouse. Click OK to close the window.
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3 comments
Jim Rodda says:
October 24, 2011 at 1:42 am (UTC -5 )
Dave,
I have W7/64 on a Dell desktop. Caps lock and Num lock come and go as they please. I have the toggle box checked in Control Panel but if the toggle wants to display on the screen it will otherwise it won’t. Microsoft has really dudded with this.
John Mihaljevic says:
December 30, 2011 at 4:37 pm (UTC -5 )
If you don’t need or use CAPS LOCK, go to https://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-tame-annoying-caps-lock-key-windows.htm to learn how to turn it off.
Vernchorsel says:
January 1, 2012 at 12:38 am (UTC -5 )
Good day Mr. Dave:
i would like to ask for an help with regards€ to my PC. Everytime I press the CAPS LOCK button my PC turns off immediately. and when I press letter “s’ there’s a symbol sign of this “€”. I need our help sir.
Thank you Sir. Hoping for your response.