It's odd, then, that caps lock takes up a huge amount of space on the keyboard; it's downright annoying that it's so easy to hit accidentally. Luckily, you can change its functionality entirely.

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Simply download disable-caps-lock-key.zip, open it, and drag the folder inside to another location on your hard drive.That folder will contain four .reg files, each of which will alter the ...

Having done that, you should test out if the Caps lock can toggle itself on or off. Enable Sound for Caps Lock Toggle. Usually, the indicator light should help, ...

Windows only: Tiny application NumLocker disables the Caps, Num, and Scroll Lock keys from an easy-access menu in the system tray. Using the application is simple enough—just right-click on the ...

I don't have one of the fancy new keyboards (or a Mac for that matter) so I can't test this myself, but I doubt that you'll find this to be a nuisance when you actually do want to type in caps.