Solved Annoying Caps Lock Notification on the desktop

Unversed

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So basically I have an annoying notification near the bottom right corner of the screen, it affects fullscreen programs the most and I generally find it distracting. capslock.pngBefore someone wastes their time telling me to go into regedit and look for the widcomm folder, I don't have one, also most likely any control panel toggle someone thinks may work, I've probably already tried it lol.

Thanks:mad::p
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel i7-4790K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Z97-A
    Memory
    KINGSTON 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 770
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ GL2450
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung Evo 840 250GB
    PSU
    CORSAIR CS750M
    Mouse
    RAZER DEATHADDER 2013
    Browser
    CHROME
Laptop or desktop PC? It's likely part of the software for your keyboard. My Logitech keyboard does that. I can turn off the on screen notification in the Setpoint settings. If its a laptop it's probabaly part of the hotkey software. It's what controls what happens when you press an F key. Stuff like screen brightness, sound volume, etc. The ICON for it may be in the notifications area down by the clock. You may have to press the up arrow to see it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
It's a desktop and I'm using the most generic Dell keyboard, don't think it even has software
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel i7-4790K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Z97-A
    Memory
    KINGSTON 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 770
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ GL2450
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung Evo 840 250GB
    PSU
    CORSAIR CS750M
    Mouse
    RAZER DEATHADDER 2013
    Browser
    CHROME
Did the keyboard come with the PC? Something is doing it and as far as I know its not a default Windows 8 feature. Something third party is likely doing it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
Nope, got the tower unit on it's own, I'm sure it is software, I'm hoping someone has had the exact same problem as seen in the image so I can find out what it is
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel i7-4790K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Z97-A
    Memory
    KINGSTON 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 770
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ GL2450
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung Evo 840 250GB
    PSU
    CORSAIR CS750M
    Mouse
    RAZER DEATHADDER 2013
    Browser
    CHROME
Yes its software. Open taskmanager and have a look under the startup tab. There is a good chance it's listed there. You can then disable it there and see if the on screen notification goes away. If that's not the program then just enable it again.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
Yes its software. Open taskmanager and have a look under the startup tab. There is a good chance it's listed there. You can then disable it there and see if the on screen notification goes away. If that's not the program then just enable it again.
Thanks for that, never thought of checking startup programs, I knew what is was as soon as I opened the menu, it always seems to be bluetooth devices
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel i7-4790K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Z97-A
    Memory
    KINGSTON 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 770
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ GL2450
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung Evo 840 250GB
    PSU
    CORSAIR CS750M
    Mouse
    RAZER DEATHADDER 2013
    Browser
    CHROME
The nice thing about disabling it there is, if it causes a side effect that breaks something else you can easily turn it back on again. Once your satisfied that you actually don't need it you can just uninstall it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
**A WORKING SOLUTION FROM TRUENOTEBOOK.COM FOR LENOVO COMPUTERS AND MAYBE SOME OTHERS USING WINDOWS 8 & 8.1**


** If you cannot find EnergyManager in registry, try searching for ENABLE OSD as two separate words or ENABLEOSD as one word or SHOW OSD or SHOWOSD.
To search for a setting in Registry, press Ctrl + F3. This worked for my LENOVO Y70-70 17" laptop.


0. Restart your computer, and after you get to the Desktop, keep tapping the Caps Lock button. See if you get a pop-up allowing you to turn the notification off. If you don't get the pop-up, follow further steps.
1. Press the Windows Menu Key + R button (OR CLICK ON WINDOWS BUTTON AND SELECT AN APP NAMED "RUN")
2. Type "regedit" and press Enter
3. Click Yes to continue
4. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Software / Lenovo / Energy Manager.
5. Double-click on NotShowMsgAgain.
6. Change the value from "01 00 00 00" to "00 00 00 00".
7. Click Ok, close the Registry app and click onto Desktop.
8. Try to click Caps Lock once or a few times and see if notification is still there. Caps Lock repeatedly after you get to the desktop and the pop-up with a question should appear asking you about notifications. Choose "No Thanks".
9. Try to restart and see if notification is appearing or not. Hopefully, you will not have to deal with this annoying problem again!
THIS SOLUTION WAS POSTED BY MICHAEL.


I have the same issue with my Flex 3. But i can't find the NotShowMsgAgain under energy manager. Is it called differently? THIS SOLUTION WAS POSTED BY ANONYMOUS USER.



If you follow what Michael instructed, and get to #5 and can't find that line, look for "enable OSD" and change that one to 0s.This worked for my LENOVO Y70-70 with Windows 8.1 after looking all throughout the net for maybe 2 hours and trying anything I can and every place with settings throughout control panel and registry searching for hotkeys, caps lock, num lock yet no results were found. Could have been easier, but oh well. Now it is solved. So, after changing regedit entries, especially the one asking to change setting for "EnableOSD" from 01 00 00 00 into 00 00 00 00, but also change NotShowMsgAgain to same values because these solved the problem. Thank you to them.

I hope that this will help you also, because it worked for me, but if you cannot find EnergyManager in registry, try searching for ENABLEOSD as 1 word or ENABLE OSD as two words or SHOW OSD or SHOWOSD. To search for a setting, press Ctrl + F3.

I wish you success with this.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    WINDOWS 8.1 64-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    LENOVO Y70-70 TOUCH 17" FHD IPS
    CPU
    INTEL i7
    Motherboard
    AMAZING
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GTX 860M
    Browser
    MOZILLA FIREFOX
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender or KASPERSKY
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