Certain keys and key combinations are reserved by Windows or are translated by the keyboard driver. These keys are unavailable for remapping. Below is a chart of the keys and key combinations that cannot be mapped. These keys are grayed-out or they display a Microsoft Windows icon.
The marked columns, in combination with the PC key listed, cannot be mapped.
Table 109 Windows Reserved Keys
PC Key |
Normal |
SHIFT |
CTRL |
ALT |
SHIFT+CTRL |
SHIFT+ALT |
CTRL+ALT |
SHIFT+CTRL+ALT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TAB |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
ENTER |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
SPACE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ESCAPE |
|
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
PRNT SCRN 101 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
PRNT SCRN 84 |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
SCRL LOCK |
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
PAUSE |
|
|
|
|
X |
|
X |
X |
NUM LOCK |
|
|
X |
|
X |
|
X |
X |