On my earlier post I’ve talked about how to let Windows XP warn you with a beep sound when you press the Caps Lock, Num Lock or Scroll Lock keys. Why did I just mention Caps Lock key in the title? Because that’s the most vulnerable key that you might press accidentally as it sit between the commonly used Shift key and the Tab key.

In this article I’ll address the same problem but with Windows Vista. Follow these steps to let Windows Vista warn you when you (accidentally) press the Caps Lock key,

Step-1:

Click the “Start” button and then click on the “Control Panel” menu option.

Step-2:

On the Control Panel, click on the “Ease of Access” option.

Step-3:

On the “Ease of Access’” window click on the “Change how your keyboard works” option.

Step-4:

On the “Make the keyboard easier to use” dialog locate the “Make it easier to type” section and then locate the “Turn on Toggle Keys” option. Make sure to check the “Turn on Toggle Keys” option (make sure to have a check mark in the front).

Toggle Keys are nothing but the Caps Lock key, Num Lock key and the Scroll Lock key.

If you’d prefer to have a shortcut key to turn on or off the Toggle keys then make sure to check the “Turn on Toggle Keys by holding down the NUM LOCK key for 5 seconds” option. As verbose as this option is, it will turn on or off the Toggle keys when you press and hold the Num Lock key for 5 seconds. It would be handy to keep that shortcut to quickly control the Toggle keys. Hit the OK button to dismiss all dialogs.

From now on, whenever you want Windows Vista to notify you when the Caps Lock, Num Lock or the Scroll Lock keys get turned on just press and hold down the Num Lock key for 5 seconds. Windows Vista will beep to acknowledge that the Toggle Keys are effective. To turn the notification off just press and hold the Num Lock again for 5 seconds.

If you have any questions regarding this please make sure to ask us in the comments below.

Read about how to let Windows XP warn you when you press the Caps Lock key.