Hey, on notepad on windows 11, everything latest version.... there is this very annoying shorcut, when you press any ctrl + right shift it will switch the reading order of the text from right to left, and vice versa with ctrl + left shift. Is there a way to disable this shorcut? It becomes very annoying when selecting text and finds ctrl left arrow reads the text in the proper sence...
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Just use the Left Shift key
Hi,
If you use the Left Shift key plus Control, you won't have this problem. When I pressed CTRL Left Shift and the left and right arrow keys, the text didn't seem to switch. I've just pressed CTRL + Right Shift + Right arrow, and yes the text switched to displaying from right to left presumably. So I was reading the word 'hello' backwards. Using the Right Shift key with Control is bloody difficult anyway. I have to press CTRL with my left hand, and Right Shift with my right hand, then the arrow keys somehow. If you use CTRL + Left Shift plus the left and right arrow keys, you should be able to select text that way and delete it or whatever. The text switching from right to left only happens with the Right Shift key.
Yeah I know that
So I looked quickly in notepad's settings. I am so happy that these are not system wide shortcuts yet, but I don't think we can disable it. One might say why not use an older version of notepad? The only useful thing notepad does on win11 for me is how it can support both crlf and lf line endings. Since I wrote notes on both my mac and windows this is very useful. I have notepad++ but I don't like to open it just to write non technical text. Thanks though.
might have found some solutions
Hi,
I googled around and found the below article about remapping the right shift key to the left shift key.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-disable-shift-ctrl-shortcut-in-notepad-to/b1e38630-3f26-4046-9f56-3fabe0123c15
And I tried asking copilot. I got a different response, but maybe it'll help.
Sent by you: Can you remap the right shift key to the left shift key?
Sent by Copilot: Certainly! To remap keys in **Windows 11**, you can use **Microsoft PowerToys**, a handy utility that allows customization of various aspects of Windows. Here's how you can remap the right shift key to the left shift key using PowerToys: 1. **Download and Install PowerToys**: - If you haven't already, download **PowerToys** from the [official GitHub repository](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases). - Choose the latest version (usually the one at the top) and download the installer. - Install PowerToys by running the downloaded `.exe` file and following the prompts. 2. **Enable Keyboard Manager**: - Launch PowerToys. - Click on **"Keyboard Manager"** in the left-hand menu. - Ensure that **"Enable Keyboard Manager"** is toggled to the **"On"** position (it should be on by default). 3. **Remap the Keys**: - Click the **"Remap a Key"** option. - Click the **Plus button** to add a new remapping. - In the **"Physical key"** setting, select the **right shift key**. - In the **"Mapped to"** setting, select the **left shift key**. - Click **OK** to save the remapping. Now, when you press the **right shift key**, it will behave as the **left shift key**! Remember that PowerToys offers various other customization options, so feel free to explore and tailor your keyboard experience to your liking. 🎮🔠For more detailed instructions, you can refer to this [How-To Geek article](https://www.howtogeek.com/830094/how-to-remap-any-key-or-shortcut-on-windows-11/). 🇳🇴
Certainly! To remap keys in Windows 11, you can use Microsoft PowerToys, a handy utility that allows customization of various aspects of Windows. Here’s how you can remap the right shift key to the left shift key using PowerToys:
1. Download and Install PowerToys:
◦ If you haven’t already, download PowerToys from the official GitHub repository.
â—¦ Choose the latest version (usually the one at the top) and download the installer.
â—¦ Install PowerToys by running the downloaded .exe file and following the prompts.
2. Enable Keyboard Manager:
â—¦ Launch PowerToys.
◦ Click on “Keyboard Manager” in the left-hand menu.
◦ Ensure that “Enable Keyboard Manager” is toggled to the “On” position (it should be on by default).
3. Remap the Keys:
◦ Click the “Remap a Key” option.
â—¦ Click the Plus button to add a new remapping.
◦ In the “Physical key” setting, select the right shift key.
◦ In the “Mapped to” setting, select the left shift key.
â—¦ Click OK to save the remapping.
Now, when you press the right shift key, it will behave as the left shift key!
Remember that PowerToys offers various other customization options, so feel free to explore and tailor your keyboard experience to your liking. 🎮đź”
For more detailed instructions, you can refer to this How-To Geek article. 🇳🇴
Learn more
1: howtogeek.com-How to Remap Any Key or Shortcut on Windows 11 - How-To Geek
2: ithinkdiff.com-How to remap Windows 11’s keys or shortcuts - iThinkDifferent
3: techradar.com-How to remap keys in Windows 11 with PowerToys Keyboard Manager
4: pureinfotech.com-How to remap keys on Windows 11 - Pureinfotech
Good luck and I hope one of these solutions work!