The most useless key on the keyboard?

[The_Other_One]

What do you guys think? There are a good few keys we don't use anymore, like the Scroll lock, Pause/Break, etc etc... But personally, I HATE the windows keys(particually the start menu one) I always forget to disable it and it messed me up when I'm gamming.

Now, Im asking this for your general keyboards, but to be specific(IE my laptop) I HATE HATE HATE that I have two \ keys. Yes, I have one by the brackets, and one by the cursors. I have no clue why they did this, but it's so annoying!

 

[DCIScouts]

I will have to second the nomination of the Windows key. That thing always seems to come at the worst time while I'm in the middle of an important part of a game.

 

[Geoff]

I've hardly ever run into a problem with hitting the Windows key, I actually find it to be very useful. I usually use it when im in a full screen program, and I want to get back to the desktop or other programs. So instead of doing the desktop shortcit combo, i just hit the Windows key.

The key I use least would have to be one of the following:

Scroll Lock
Pause/Break
That key between the Alt and Ctrl to the right of the spacebar (the menu key thing).

 

[bigsaucybob]

That key between the Alt and Ctrl to the right of the spacebar (the menu key thing).

I read that line, and I pressed that button for my first time ever.

One button I NEVER use is the one to the left of the (1) key.

 

[Geoff]

One button I NEVER use is the one to the left of the (1) key.

Really? I press that several times a day. It's the default command to bring up the console in most games, including CSS.

 

[gamerman4]

the scroll lock key since in any OS with a GUI (at least in Windows), it serves no purpose at all. Also, the key beside the right windows key(it acts as a right click but whos mouse cant right click nowadays?).

 

[Burgerbob]

I like the windows key, i use it to log off and whatnot, i think the CTRL and ALT on the right of the spacebar (mentioned earlier) and the scroll lock are the most useless. I use the Pause key in TA, and i use the ~ key in games and as my sig for emails (~Example~).

 

[Nini]

I know not all keyboards have this. but...
i dont use the internet button, search button, or email button wich are on top of the F1-F12 keys

 

[dirrocte]

the scroll lock key since in any OS with a GUI (at least in Windows), it serves no purpose at all. Also, the key beside the right windows key(it acts as a right click but whos mouse cant right click nowadays?).

lol in some games i play (WoW) its the auto run key.. but i agree other than that its pretty useless

 

[Burgerbob]

I know not all keyboards have this. but...
i dont use the internet button, search button, or email button wich are on top of the F1-F12 keys

I love those keys, i have Media (brings up winamp), Play/Pause, Mute (dont use that much), favorites (skip back a track in winamp), Email (skip foward), and WWW, which is my FF button.

 

[Nini]

I love those keys, i have Media (brings up winamp), Play/Pause, Mute (dont use that much), favorites (skip back a track in winamp), Email (skip foward), and WWW, which is my FF button.

I use the other ones up there, just not those 3.

up there on my keyboard are EJECT 1, EJECT 2, Burn DVD/Cd, PREV, PLAY/pause, NEXT, STOP , volume, and mute wich i use quite frequently

 

[computerhakk]

Power, Sleep, and Wake Up buttons. They never work on any computer that I have seen with those buttons on the keyboard. Guess it requires programming, but yea I think they are useless.

 

[bratton]

i nominate 'insert' just to spite it. that key is an ashhole

 

[Burgerbob]

i nominate 'insert' just to spite it. that key is an ashhole

I have to agree... and i have to notice, how did we make our rigs so similar?

 

[Shady]

i've read on Slashdot that some people are asking to remove the CapsLock key !
i think this means its useless
speaking for me ... i use the shift key when i want to write a capital letter
i never write a paragraph all in capital letters

 

[koOp]

because ur BROTHERS!!!!!! anyways i hate the window key too -.- wreaks my fun, how do u disable it btw?

 

[Ku-sama]

i've read on Slashdot that some people are asking to remove the CapsLock key !
i think this means its useless
speaking for me ... i use the shift key when i want to write a capital letter
i never write a paragraph all in capital letters

Lol, its because people are tired of:

WTF H0W D1D Y00 D0 THT SHT MAN!?!?/1/1?!/1??!1??/1??!//1? OMG Y000000 Y0R SCH TEH 31337 HAX0RZ111!!1!1!!!111!!!1!!!!!!!!!!!11!!

 

[lee101]

I say Pause/Break, because pressing it does notinhg at all, it could at least freeze my PC to show somekind of sign that it has been pressed, in fact, is it even a button, is it just a piece of plastic that ppresses, but no elecctrical things underneath, anyone care to disect a keyboard to answer my question

 

[Tayl]

The Right Click key on my keyboard is the one I absolutely hate. Not sure if all keyboards have this key but it's located to the left of the right Ctrl. This keyboard goes (Ctrl - Windows Start - Alt - Space key - Alt Gr - Windows Start - RIGHT CLICK- Ctrl), keys bloody useless. In all the time I have used this keyboard I think the only time I have ever pressed it was right now to make sure that it did actually do something.

 

[dave597]

I say Pause/Break, because pressing it does notinhg at all, it could at least freeze my PC to show somekind of sign that it has been pressed, in fact, is it even a button, is it just a piece of plastic that ppresses, but no elecctrical things underneath, anyone care to disect a keyboard to answer my question

if you press windows and pause/break it handily goes to system properties in windows. im gonna go with f8 as the most useless key.