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1. #HOW TO DISABLE VOLUMN CONTROL ON MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER X6 DRIVER#
2. #HOW TO DISABLE VOLUMN CONTROL ON MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER X6 FULL#
3. #HOW TO DISABLE VOLUMN CONTROL ON MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER X6 PLUS#
4. #HOW TO DISABLE VOLUMN CONTROL ON MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER X6 FREE#

The keyboard that came after it, the Sidewinder X4, has amazing NKRO and red backlighting, but is otherwise a very utilitarian keyboard. Now, that said, this keyboard is not perfect.

#HOW TO DISABLE VOLUMN CONTROL ON MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER X6 FULL#

Note that this won’t work with macros, sadly, but it will accept up to four standard keys just fine), as well as recording macros in-game.The picture below is of the Microsoft Sidewinder X6, a largely forgotten gaming keyboard from Microsoft.

#HOW TO DISABLE VOLUMN CONTROL ON MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER X6 FREE#

Along the top-left side, the keys for launching the Games folder, engaging Cruise Control (this should be fairly self-explanatory – you hold a button as well as Cruise Control, and are then free to release both, while the input from the key is still registered. Regarding special gaming/macro keys, the X6 is almost in a league by its own. We would have liked to see an option to reconfigure this to launch iTunes or VLC Media Player. Our only gripe here is that the Play/Pause button, if it is pressed while no media player is open, will launch Windows Media Player – even though users might prefer a different player. As would be expected, the multimedia keys function perfectly fine with a number of media players. To the right is the dimmer for the backlighting, while the volume control is located in the top-right corner of the keyboard. Play/Pause, Skip Back, Skip Forward, and Mute buttons are available.

The aforementioned multimedia keys are located above the F-keys, slightly offset to the right. Seeing how the X6 was intended to be a gaming and multimedia keyboard from the beginning, the inclusion of corresponding keys is only appropriate.

#HOW TO DISABLE VOLUMN CONTROL ON MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER X6 DRIVER#

Next to the aforementioned dimmer for the backlighting, you will also find a second knob for regulating the volume – neatly indicated by a small, discreet pop-up that will appear on your screen if you change the volume (and have the appropriate Windows Intellitype driver installed). Additionally, the X6 features a variety of additional keys, including four media control keys (more below), a shortcut key to Windows Vista’s Games folder, a never-before-seen “Cruise Control” key, as well as two keys for recording macros and switching macro modes respectively. Furthermore, the keys that form the Numpad double as macro keys, customizable to the user’s heart’s desire.

#HOW TO DISABLE VOLUMN CONTROL ON MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER X6 PLUS#

A big plus here is that the backlighting can be steplessly adjusted with one of the two knobs located on the top of the keyboard.Īs one would expect from a high-end gaming keyboard, the X6 features a full 104+ key layout, along with a row of 6 dedicated macro keys along the left side of the keyboard (more about these later). Not only do they illuminate the keys from below, but the light also shines through between the keys themselves, making typing in dark conditions an absolute pleasure. One of the features of the X6 keyboard is the LED backlighting – red LEDs are spaced throughout the keyboard to achieve this.

Naturally, the original Sidewinder mouse also goes very well with this design scheme. The X6 keyboard clearly takes many design cues from the X5 gaming mouse – the use of black matte and shiny plastic as well as red LEDs reflect this, not to mention the sharp, jagged styling both share.