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How can I disable the IR/Remote Control on an HP laptop?

How can I disable the IR/Remote Control on an HP laptop?

I've seen this happen on 2 different HP laptops now. If I try to use them in the same room as a Media Center, the MCE TV remote keeps sending commands to the laptop. This can do anything from wake it up and turn it on to just moving the selection around.

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Guest [Entry]

"You can't disable it in drivers, HP tied in their remote IR sensors into the keyboard input. The IR driver is actually for something else, the IR hardware is tied in to the keyboard.

IR driver = For additional hardware you may someday add on.

Keyboard driver = IR remote control (the thing you want to shut down)

So the only way to disable it driver wise is to take your keyboard offline too

No...

The only way to shut it off is to remove the hardware with a small axe (hatchet), or to cover it up with something.

It is an amazing feature to be sure, a very smart hack, but you cannot shut it off."
Guest [Entry]

I just put some tin foil on the sensor (just beside the headphone plugins).
Guest [Entry]

You can disable the infrared port by disabling all of the hardware that controls it. Open Device Manager and choose 'View - Devices by connection'. Expand 'Consumer IR devices' and select 'Microsoft e-home infrared transceiver'. Disable HID-compliant consumer control device, HID-compliant device (there may be more than one) and HID-compliant mouse. Reboot and enjoy not having your HTPC remote control your laptop :)
Guest [Entry]

I use Event Ghost. It works with some R/C keys, not all of them.
Guest [Entry]

"An easier way is to:

Go to C:\windows\system32\drivers
Rename hidir.sys to hidir.sys.bak (admin privileges required)
Reboot"