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How to make ^ and ` non-dead-keys on Windows 7 with German keyboard layout

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In the default German keyboard layout and backtick/forwardtick are deadkeys. However, as a programmer I usually do not need to write áccênts, but the characters itself. Being required to press the key twice and backspace or the key and space is pretty annoying in this case. So I'd like to know if (…

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Fix for: How to make ^ and ` non-dead-keys on Windows 7 with German keyboard layout

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You can use Microsoft's Keyboard Layout Creator to modify your layout. Once you've downloaded and installed, do this: Hit "File" and "Load Existing Keyboard". Dead keys are displayed as grey - with a right-click on any key, you can assign or un-assi…

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