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    Possible to temp disable the Windows key or any other specific

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by rasmusj78, Jan 29, 2017.

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    Hi,

    Just got myself a Alienware 15 R3, nice little machine :)

    However, is there any way to temp disable the Windows key and other specific keys when gaming?

    Thanks

    Rasmus, Denmark
     
    rasmusj78, Jan 29, 2017
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    FN + F6 will disable the Windows key temporarily until you press the FN + F6 combo again.
     
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    Thanks :)
     
    rasmusj78, Jan 30, 2017
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    I play Battlefield 1 a lot. Do anyone know if there's a way to disable the "tilde/§" key left of number "1" button on an Alienware 15 keyboard?
     
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    no

    disable from bf1 settings
     
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    Okay, cannot seem to find a place to disable the console in BF1 setting. You know where it is?
     
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    not sure


    all my 200 hours in bf1 I haven't pressed the console key once by accident
     
    Mobius 1, Jan 30, 2017
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