⌨️ Keyboard Disabler

A lightweight, system-tray utility built with C# and WPF that allows you to temporarily disable your keyboard input. Perfect for cleaning your keyboard, preventing accidental key presses by pets/kids, or watching media without interruptions.

✨ Features

• 🔒 Total Lockdown: Blocks all low-level keyboard input using Windows API hooks.
• 👻 Background Operation: Runs silently in the system tray (notification area) without cluttering your taskbar.
• ⚡ Quick Toggle: Easily enable or disable the keyboard via a simple context menu.
• 🚀 Lightweight: Built on the .NET Framework 4.7.2 for minimal resource usage.

🛠️ Installation

Pre-requisites

• Windows OS
• .NET Framework 4.7.2 Runtime

Build from Source

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone [https://github.com/kavinmk05/keyboard-disabler.git](https://github.com/kavinmk05/keyboard-disabler.git)

2. Open Keyboard_Disabler.sln in Visual Studio 2019/2022.
3. Restore NuGet packages.
4. Build the solution in Release mode.

📖 Usage

1. Run the application (Keyboard_Disabler.exe).
2. The app will start minimized to the System Tray (near your clock).
3. Right-click the tray icon to open the menu:
   • 🚫 Disable Keyboard: Locks all key presses.
   • ✅ Enable Keyboard: Restores normal keyboard functionality.
   • ❌ Exit: Re-enables the keyboard (if disabled) and closes the application.

Note: Since this application uses low-level system hooks to intercept input, it may require Administrator privileges depending on your security settings.

💻 Tech Stack

• Language: C#
• UI Framework: WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation)
• System API: user32.dll (Win32 API for SetWindowsHookEx)
• Libraries:
  • System.Reactive
  • System.Drawing.Common

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the project.
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature).
5. Open a Pull Request.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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Made with ❤️ by kavinmk05