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Default How to disable search button

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How can I disable the search button?
 
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Not possible. If it's too sensitive and you hit it by accident, some cases can help with this.
 
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you can remove the button completely by copying a 0kb websearch.exe to /windows/
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any way of doing this by registry?>
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Not possible. If it's too sensitive and you hit it by accident, some cases can help with this.
Can you share how to do this?
 
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Can you share how to do this?
I think he's talking about a phone case that protects your device/
 
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you can remove the button completely by copying a 0kb websearch.exe to /windows/
can I enable it again in future?
 
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yes, if you save the websearch.exe before changing :P
 
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Is possible disable all or one of "Back", "Start", "Search" buttons in my app foreground (deactivate buttons, when my app is in foreground)?
I create Alarm and want disable this buttons. I think disable "Start" buttons is impossible, but "Back" or "Search"?
 
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That's actually one of the things that makes me hate my phone. When I'm reading something in my amazon reader and just acidentally get near the touch-button search or back, I'm out of the app and to relaunch it is very slow. I'd just like to have an app that disables the use of these software-buttons OR that inserts a counter that delays the effect until my fingers stay on the key for two or three seconds.

 
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