: You must restart your computer or log out and back in for the changes to take effect. Method 2: KeyTweak

: Like SharpKeys, you must click Apply and restart your PC to finish. Method 3: AutoHotkey (For Power Users)

2 Answers. ... After some research, I found a lifehacker post which covers this. It suggests using an application called KeyTweak, Super User How to build a custom Windows keyboard layout (update)

: It shows a virtual keyboard layout. You select a key on the diagram and then choose the new command from a dropdown menu.

Use the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator if you want to create an entirely new language or character layout rather than just swapping a few keys.

SharpKeys is a popular, lightweight open-source tool that writes directly to the Windows registry.