This very simple .reg file will disable the caps lock key on your Windows machine. This will make typing less annoying when using the keyboard.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout] "Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00 |
Always back up your registry before using registry modifications, especially if they are off the Internet. They might not be changing what you think they are if they are a very big and complicated one. It would be hard to know what they do.
On the Ubuntu or Mint MATE desktops, you may use the System->Preferences->Hardware->Keyboard dialog to disable the caps lock key.
https://securitronlinux.com/bejiitaswrath/how-to-toggle-the-caps-lock-key-with-the-command-line-in-linux-mint/. This works perfectly to disable the annoying caps lock key on your keyboard.