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Caps Lock # Caps Lock: how to turn the “all caps” key on and off - [IONOS editorial team](https://www.ionos.com/experts/about-us/ "IONOS editorial team") 10/09/2020 6 mins - - [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/websites/web-development/caps-lock/ "Share on Facebook") - [Share on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?source=https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/websites/web-development/caps-lock/&text=Caps%20Lock&hashtags=DigitalGuide&url=https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/websites/web-development/caps-lock/ "Share on Twitter") - [Share on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/websites/web-development/caps-lock/ "Share on LinkedIn") - [Tutorials](https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/tags/tutorials/) Contents - [What is the Caps Lock key?](https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/websites/web-development/caps-lock/#c286137) - [How to turn off the Caps Lock key](https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/websites/web-development/caps-lock/#c286142) When activated, the Caps Lock key **cap­i­tal­izes every letter you type** until you turn it off. Nowadays, hardly anyone uses this option anymore. Instead, many users find it annoying when they **ac­ci­den­tal­ly turn on the Caps Lock function**. In the following article, you’ll learn more about the Caps Lock key and how you can disable the key or assign a new function to it. \$1 Domain Names – Grab your favorite one - Simple reg­is­tra­tion - Premium TLDs at great prices - 24/7 personal con­sul­tant included - Free privacy pro­tec­tion for eligible domains Save now ## What is the Caps Lock key? The Caps Lock key is located on the left side of the keyboard **above the Shift key** and to the left of the “A” key: [](https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/fileadmin/DigitalGuide/Screenshots_2020/caps-lock-on-computer-keyboard.png) The Caps Lock key is located above the Shift key next to the “A” on the keyboard.  The Caps Lock key is located above the Shift key next to the “A” on the keyboard. Close The Caps Lock key on your keyboard activates an **alternate input mode** that allows you to type a second set of char­ac­ters instead of the original one. This set of keys produces uppercase letters instead of lowercase letters and special char­ac­ters instead of numbers. ### Origins of the Caps Lock key The Caps Lock orig­i­nat­ed with me­chan­i­cal **type­writ­ers**, where it was used to replace one set of keys with another. The al­ter­na­tive set of keys was pushed up and locked in the new position, and the Caps Lock key was held down. The user had to turn off Caps Lock me­chan­i­cal­ly by pressing the Caps Lock key again. ### How to tell whether Caps Lock is on If you pressed the Caps Lock key, you can turn it off by **pressing the key again**. Many keyboards have a built-in **status indicator** that lights up when the Caps Lock key is on. This LED is located either directly on the key or on the status bar of the keyboard, if there is one. If your keyboard doesn’t have any of these status in­di­ca­tors, there’s another way of de­ter­min­ing whether the Caps Lock key is on. First, open a word processor and press any key. Then see whether the program generates lowercase or uppercase letters from the al­ter­na­tive set of key values. ### Dif­fer­ences between Caps Lock and Shift Lock The terms Caps Lock and Shift Lock are **often used in­ter­change­ably**, although they are not synonyms: If the Caps Lock key is on, only letters are cap­i­tal­ized. The other keys do not change. Pressing the Shift Lock key is the same as holding down the [Shift key](https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/websites/web-development/shift-key/), meaning upper case letters are generated instead of lower case letters and special char­ac­ters are generated instead of numbers. The exact dif­fer­ences usually depend on the **keyboard settings** of specific systems and users. ## How to turn off the Caps Lock key You can use various methods to turn Caps Lock on or off, per­ma­nent­ly disable it or even assign a custom function to it. We’ll explain the most common methods below. ### Turning Caps Lock on or off On most keyboards, if the Caps Lock key is on and you want to turn it off, simply press the key again. On me­chan­i­cal type­writ­ers, the Caps Lock key was often released by pressing the Shift key. As a result, many people still prefer this method. You can easily change this setting in **Windows 10**: Open the **Settings** app, go to **Devices** and click **Typing** in the sidebar. Scroll down and click **Advanced keyboard settings**. In the next window, select **Language bar options**. [](https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/fileadmin/DigitalGuide/Screenshots_2020/advanced-keyboard-settings-windows-10-settings-app.png) The Caps Lock settings are hidden in the Language bar options in Windows 10.  The Caps Lock settings are hidden in the Language bar options in Windows 10. Close Go to the **Advanced keyboard settings** tab. Under “To turn off Caps Lock”, select **Press the SHIFT key**. Then click “Apply” followed by **OK**. [](https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/fileadmin/DigitalGuide/Screenshots_2020/turning-off-caps-lock-pressing-shift.png) In the advanced keyboard settings, you can choose to turn off Caps Lock by pressing the Shift key.  In the advanced keyboard settings, you can choose to turn off Caps Lock by pressing the Shift key. Close ### Undoing changes made with Caps Lock on Sometimes you might forget to look at the screen while typing and suddenly realize that you’ve typed the last few sentences or para­graphs with Caps Lock on. Nowadays, this is usually no longer an issue because ap­pli­ca­tions like Microsoft Word will au­to­mat­i­cal­ly correct ac­ci­den­tal usage of the Caps Lock key. You can also correct text ac­ci­den­tal­ly typed in all caps by selecting the entire section and pressing **Shift** + **F3** to change the input mode. ### Disabling Caps Lock from the Registry If you ac­ci­den­tal­ly hit the Caps Lock key on a frequent basis and it’s affecting your pro­duc­tiv­i­ty, you can **per­ma­nent­ly disable the key**. Al­ter­na­tive­ly, you can assign it another function that you need more often than Caps Lock. You can make both these changes from the Windows Registry. Note The Registry is the central hi­er­ar­chi­cal database of settings for your Windows operating system. Never make changes to the Registry unless you’re an advanced user and know what you’re doing. Also, be sure to back up your Windows Registry before changing it. To **com­plete­ly disable the Caps Lock key** via the Registry, proceed as follows: 1. Create a **new text file** and open it. 2. Paste the following text into it: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 \[HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Cur­rent­Con­trolSet\\Control\\Keyboard Layout\] "Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00 3. Save the document as a ***.bat* file** and run this [batch file](https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/server/tools/creating-a-batch-file/) by double-clicking it. 4. The Caps Lock key will be per­ma­nent­ly disabled once you restart your computer. ### Disabling Caps Lock using CapsLock Goodbye The good news is that if you’re not an advanced user, there’s an easier way to per­ma­nent­ly disable the Caps Lock key: You can use [CapsLock Goodbye 2.0](https://capslock-goodbye.software.informer.com/2.0/), a free tool that allows you to change your PC's Registry to disable the Caps Lock key. The tool features a user-friendly interface and lets you choose exactly which changes you want the program to make. Note If you use CapsLock Goodbye, you should still backup your registry or **create a Restore Point in the Control Panel** before making any changes. To do this, choose “Control Panel” → “System and Security” → “System” and select “System Pro­tec­tion”. Then choose “Create” and enter a de­scrip­tion in the pop-up window. Then click “Create”. After down­load­ing CapsLock Goodbye, unzip the .zip folder and open the program. From the user interface, you can then choose whether you want to change the functions for the Caps Lock key, the Insert key or the Scroll key: [](https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/fileadmin/DigitalGuide/Screenshots_2020/user-interface-capslock-goodbye.png) CapsLock Goodbye 2.0 allows you to change the functions of the Caps Lock, Insert, and Scroll keys.  CapsLock Goodbye 2.0 allows you to change the functions of the Caps Lock, Insert, and Scroll keys. Close Click the box next to CapsLock and choose the option you prefer. To disable Caps Lock, select **Key turned off**. Then click “OK”. You have to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. [](https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/fileadmin/DigitalGuide/Screenshots_2020/disabling-caps-lock-using-capslock-goodbye.png) Select Key turned off and click OK to per­ma­nent­ly disable Caps Lock.  Select Key turned off and click OK to per­ma­nent­ly disable Caps Lock. 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- [What is the Caps Lock key?](https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/websites/web-development/caps-lock/#c286137) - [How to turn off the Caps Lock key](https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/websites/web-development/caps-lock/#c286142) When activated, the Caps Lock key **cap­i­tal­izes every letter you type** until you turn it off. Nowadays, hardly anyone uses this option anymore. Instead, many users find it annoying when they **ac­ci­den­tal­ly turn on the Caps Lock function**. In the following article, you’ll learn more about the Caps Lock key and how you can disable the key or assign a new function to it. ## What is the Caps Lock key? The Caps Lock key is located on the left side of the keyboard **above the Shift key** and to the left of the “A” key: [](https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/fileadmin/DigitalGuide/Screenshots_2020/caps-lock-on-computer-keyboard.png) The Caps Lock key is located above the Shift key next to the “A” on the keyboard. The Caps Lock key on your keyboard activates an **alternate input mode** that allows you to type a second set of char­ac­ters instead of the original one. This set of keys produces uppercase letters instead of lowercase letters and special char­ac­ters instead of numbers. ### Origins of the Caps Lock key The Caps Lock orig­i­nat­ed with me­chan­i­cal **type­writ­ers**, where it was used to replace one set of keys with another. The al­ter­na­tive set of keys was pushed up and locked in the new position, and the Caps Lock key was held down. The user had to turn off Caps Lock me­chan­i­cal­ly by pressing the Caps Lock key again. ### How to tell whether Caps Lock is on If you pressed the Caps Lock key, you can turn it off by **pressing the key again**. Many keyboards have a built-in **status indicator** that lights up when the Caps Lock key is on. This LED is located either directly on the key or on the status bar of the keyboard, if there is one. If your keyboard doesn’t have any of these status in­di­ca­tors, there’s another way of de­ter­min­ing whether the Caps Lock key is on. First, open a word processor and press any key. Then see whether the program generates lowercase or uppercase letters from the al­ter­na­tive set of key values. ### Dif­fer­ences between Caps Lock and Shift Lock The terms Caps Lock and Shift Lock are **often used in­ter­change­ably**, although they are not synonyms: If the Caps Lock key is on, only letters are cap­i­tal­ized. The other keys do not change. Pressing the Shift Lock key is the same as holding down the [Shift key](https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/websites/web-development/shift-key/), meaning upper case letters are generated instead of lower case letters and special char­ac­ters are generated instead of numbers. The exact dif­fer­ences usually depend on the **keyboard settings** of specific systems and users. ## How to turn off the Caps Lock key You can use various methods to turn Caps Lock on or off, per­ma­nent­ly disable it or even assign a custom function to it. We’ll explain the most common methods below. ### Turning Caps Lock on or off On most keyboards, if the Caps Lock key is on and you want to turn it off, simply press the key again. On me­chan­i­cal type­writ­ers, the Caps Lock key was often released by pressing the Shift key. As a result, many people still prefer this method. You can easily change this setting in **Windows 10**: Open the **Settings** app, go to **Devices** and click **Typing** in the sidebar. Scroll down and click **Advanced keyboard settings**. In the next window, select **Language bar options**. [](https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/fileadmin/DigitalGuide/Screenshots_2020/advanced-keyboard-settings-windows-10-settings-app.png) The Caps Lock settings are hidden in the Language bar options in Windows 10. Go to the **Advanced keyboard settings** tab. Under “To turn off Caps Lock”, select **Press the SHIFT key**. Then click “Apply” followed by **OK**. [](https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/fileadmin/DigitalGuide/Screenshots_2020/turning-off-caps-lock-pressing-shift.png) In the advanced keyboard settings, you can choose to turn off Caps Lock by pressing the Shift key. ### Undoing changes made with Caps Lock on Sometimes you might forget to look at the screen while typing and suddenly realize that you’ve typed the last few sentences or para­graphs with Caps Lock on. Nowadays, this is usually no longer an issue because ap­pli­ca­tions like Microsoft Word will au­to­mat­i­cal­ly correct ac­ci­den­tal usage of the Caps Lock key. You can also correct text ac­ci­den­tal­ly typed in all caps by selecting the entire section and pressing **Shift** + **F3** to change the input mode. ### Disabling Caps Lock from the Registry If you ac­ci­den­tal­ly hit the Caps Lock key on a frequent basis and it’s affecting your pro­duc­tiv­i­ty, you can **per­ma­nent­ly disable the key**. Al­ter­na­tive­ly, you can assign it another function that you need more often than Caps Lock. You can make both these changes from the Windows Registry. Note The Registry is the central hi­er­ar­chi­cal database of settings for your Windows operating system. Never make changes to the Registry unless you’re an advanced user and know what you’re doing. Also, be sure to back up your Windows Registry before changing it. To **com­plete­ly disable the Caps Lock key** via the Registry, proceed as follows: 1. Create a **new text file** and open it. 2. Paste the following text into it: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 \[HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Cur­rent­Con­trolSet\\Control\\Keyboard Layout\] "Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00 3. Save the document as a ***.bat* file** and run this [batch file](https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/server/tools/creating-a-batch-file/) by double-clicking it. 4. The Caps Lock key will be per­ma­nent­ly disabled once you restart your computer. ### Disabling Caps Lock using CapsLock Goodbye The good news is that if you’re not an advanced user, there’s an easier way to per­ma­nent­ly disable the Caps Lock key: You can use [CapsLock Goodbye 2.0](https://capslock-goodbye.software.informer.com/2.0/), a free tool that allows you to change your PC's Registry to disable the Caps Lock key. The tool features a user-friendly interface and lets you choose exactly which changes you want the program to make. Note If you use CapsLock Goodbye, you should still backup your registry or **create a Restore Point in the Control Panel** before making any changes. To do this, choose “Control Panel” → “System and Security” → “System” and select “System Pro­tec­tion”. Then choose “Create” and enter a de­scrip­tion in the pop-up window. Then click “Create”. After down­load­ing CapsLock Goodbye, unzip the .zip folder and open the program. From the user interface, you can then choose whether you want to change the functions for the Caps Lock key, the Insert key or the Scroll key: [](https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/fileadmin/DigitalGuide/Screenshots_2020/user-interface-capslock-goodbye.png) CapsLock Goodbye 2.0 allows you to change the functions of the Caps Lock, Insert, and Scroll keys. Click the box next to CapsLock and choose the option you prefer. To disable Caps Lock, select **Key turned off**. Then click “OK”. You have to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. [](https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/fileadmin/DigitalGuide/Screenshots_2020/disabling-caps-lock-using-capslock-goodbye.png) Select Key turned off and click OK to per­ma­nent­ly disable Caps Lock. [Go to Main Menu](https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/websites/web-development/caps-lock/#navigation-main)