Stuck Key

My “Z” key is stuck on my macbook air due to water damage. Whenever I try to type, “z” comes up randomly between letters. Is there a way to completely disable the “z” key from my keyboard so that it never “presses” even if the system thinks it has been pressed?

MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.14

Posted on Mar 15, 2019 6:47 PM

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BDAqua

Level 10

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Mar 15, 2019 7:59 PM in response to robbyjm

Hi Robby, try Karabiner...

https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/

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