Windows Mobile: Change today screen softkey menu

Changing Soft Key 1 (Left SoftKey)

To change the default value of the left softkey (SK1) on Windows Mobile, navigate to the following registry key:

For Windows Mobile 6 Professional or Classic:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Today\Keys\112]

For Windows Mobile:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Home\Keys\112]

Inside the registry key, there are two options which should be changed accordingly:

@=”” (Also known as Default)
“Open”=

Changing Soft Key 2 (Right SoftKey)

To change the default value of the right soft key (SK2) on Windows Mobile, navigate to the following registry key:

For Windows Mobile:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Today\Keys\113]

For Windows Mobile 6 Standard:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Home\Keys\113]

Inside the registry key, there are two options which should be changed accordingly.

@=”” (Or label as Default)
“Open”=”[Enter path to the location of handling app program or executable]”

After the change been made, Windows Mobile may take a while to reflect the change on Today screen (or Home screen). To make the change takes effect immediately, do a soft reset.

If you just want to change and revert back to original factory default SoftKeys values of Windows Mobile, just delete the “Default (@)” and “Open” registry entries, and the default SoftKeys will be displayed.

Updated for WEH 6.5.3:

WEH also uses the Today registry keys. If they are not present or the default entry is blank, the defaults (Phone and Contacts) will be shown:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\112]
@="IE"
"Open"="\\Windows\\iexplore.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\113]
@="files"
"Open"="\\Windows\\fexplore.exe"
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