Remap caps lock to ctrl in windows

caps-remap.ps1

# Using this method is preferred over powertoys because it will also work with
# remote desktop and vmware.
#
# https://superuser.com/questions/949385/map-capslock-to-control-in-windows-10
#
# Setting an execution policy might be necessary to run powershell scripts.
# see: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_execution_policies?view=powershell-7.4
# Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy <PolicyName> -Scope <scope>
# For example:
# Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process
#
# save as caps-remap.ps1
# run as administrator from a powershell window:
# .\caps-remap.ps1

$hexified = "00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,1d,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00".Split(',') | % { "0x$_"};

$kbLayout = 'HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout';

New-ItemProperty -Path $kbLayout -Name "Scancode Map" -PropertyType Binary -Value ([byte[]]$hexified);