Disable the refresh button AND F5 shortcut key

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Jeremy

Hello,

I am looking for a way to truly disable the refresh function in
Explorer, there are a number of nifty registry entries that restrict
features in Explorer including one that removes the refresh button from
the toolbar:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mic­rosoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\­Policies\Explorer


Registry key Description
------------------------------­------------------------------­
SpecifyDefaultButtons Must be set to DWORD 0x1 if you are
going to
disable any of the default buttons
(as in Btn_Back, etc.).


The following registry keys use these DWORD values:


DWORD value 0 = the buttons default setting.
DWORD value 1 = Enables the button.
DWORD value 2 = Disables the button.


Registry key Description
------------------------------­------------------------------­---
Btn_Back Disables the Back button and menu item.
Btn_Forward Disables the Forward button and menu
item.
Btn_Stop Disables the Stop button and menu item.

Btn_Refresh Disables the Refresh button and menu
item.

The problem is the shortcut keys still work. We use a third party
ASP.net application that runs full screen and when the user accidently
hits F5 it causes problems. Is there a way to not only disable the
button, but disable the refresh functionality? Thanks in advance for
any help.

Jeremy
 
You could use this freeware keyboard mapper program to disable the F5 key:
http://www.randyrants.com/sharpkeys/

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Jon R. Kennedy
Charlotte, NC, USA
(e-mail address removed)

Hello,

I am looking for a way to truly disable the refresh function in
Explorer, there are a number of nifty registry entries that restrict
features in Explorer including one that removes the refresh button from
the toolbar:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mic­rosoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\­Policies\Explorer


Registry key Description
------------------------------­------------------------------­
SpecifyDefaultButtons Must be set to DWORD 0x1 if you are
going to
disable any of the default buttons
(as in Btn_Back, etc.).


The following registry keys use these DWORD values:


DWORD value 0 = the buttons default setting.
DWORD value 1 = Enables the button.
DWORD value 2 = Disables the button.


Registry key Description
------------------------------­------------------------------­---
Btn_Back Disables the Back button and menu item.
Btn_Forward Disables the Forward button and menu
item.
Btn_Stop Disables the Stop button and menu item.

Btn_Refresh Disables the Refresh button and menu
item.

The problem is the shortcut keys still work. We use a third party
ASP.net application that runs full screen and when the user accidently
hits F5 it causes problems. Is there a way to not only disable the
button, but disable the refresh functionality? Thanks in advance for
any help.

Jeremy
 
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