On Windows, pressing Win+H opens the Start menu. How to disable opening the Start menu with a hotkey?

In Windows, the Win+H keyboard shortcut by default opens the dictation panel, not the Start menu (Win opens the Start menu). If pressing Win+H opens the Start menu, it may be due to changed settings or third-party software.

To disable opening the Start menu with the Win (or Win+H) hotkey, you can:

• Use the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) and disable Windows hotkeys.
• Modify the registry to disable Windows hotkeys.

Example of disabling all Windows hotkeys via registry:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"DisabledHotkeys"=""

The DisabledHotkeys value can be filled with the letters of the keys you want to disable (for example, "H" for Win+H).

You can also use third-party utilities to remap or block hotkeys.

Important: Be cautious when editing the registry and create backups.