how to re-map a keyboard key/

Question

the shift key in my keyboard has stopped working.(mechanical problem)
so, is there a way so that I can make windows think like (caps-button) is new shift button.
I'll buy a new keyboard ASAP but I need to do some urgent work that's why.

Answer 1

You can use SharpKeys to do this on Windows. Remapping Caps Lock to Shift is even one of the examples.

Answer 2

Props to Darth Android for the quick and simple (and correct for your situation) solution, but for completeness sake, you can also modify the registry to include a scancode map.

Basically you'll add a Scan Code binary key to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout

Format for it is:

00000000 -Header (all zeros)
00000000 -more all zeros
0x000000 -Where x is the number of changes +1
xxxxyyyy -Where x is the scan code, and y is the key your remapping it to.
00000000 -Null entry to show the end

So for instance:

"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,A0,00,5B,00,00,00,00,00

Would change your left shift (00A0) to map to your left windows key (005B)

There's a much deeper, in depth article on Experts Exchange if you need to go down that route for a more permanent-ish change, but I wanted to give the other option. Still... go with Darth Android's solution for your quick fix. :)