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Can I lock the volume or disable the volume keys on Mac OS X?

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Mar 15, 202640224 views
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When my small children play games on the Mac, they use the keyboard shortcut (what ought to be the "F12" key) to turn the volume up to the max, which is way too loud. I'm working on configuration changes for the children, but in the meantime, is there way to disable this keyboard shortcut on the Ma…

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If this is a MacBook or MacBook Pro, you could change the configuration so that the F12 keys acts as an F12 key and not a volume key. In Keyboard preferences, check the "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys". The volume control is sti…

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