KillKeys

Windows comes with an abundance of preset functions which you can easily activate through hotkeys. Some applications also allow you to define such hotkeys, but they might just be annoying in certain situations, such as when playing games. Luckily, you can rely on applications like KillKeys to temporarily disable them.

Setup is over before you realize, and don’t worry if nothing shows up on the desktop when the application is launched, be cause it usually stays in the tray area. In fact, there’s no interface to the application, and all management options are handled through the corresponding tray menu.

When active, the application automatically disables several Windows hotkeys. These aren’t enlisted in the tray menu, and you can’t toggle particular keys, but rather the entire group at a time. A single click on the tray icon toggles the functionality of the application, thus enabling or disabling hotkeys on the list.

You might have a little hard time configuring target hotkeys, and this is mostly because you need to edit the dedicated INI file. You can open it from the tray icon thus saving you the time needed to manually reach the program source folder. Settings need to be saved when you’re done, but a save dialog shows up on exit.

On the bright side of things, the INI file contains a decent set of details, allowing you to quickly get the hang of the configuration process. It even tells the code for particular keyboard buttons. The application can be made to run with Windows, so that all target hotkeys are disabled by the time you reach the desktop.

Bottom line is that hotkeys are pretty useful, regardless of the domain of activity. Sadly, these can become a little frustrating when playing, but KillKeys aims to solve this. Even though it can take a bit of time to get the hang of things, it’s sure to prevent you from activating specific functions when not needed.