DOS Command Switches
Type: Internal (5.0 and later)
SYNTAX
SWITCHES= [/K][/F][/N][/W]
Purpose: Used in the CONFIG.SYS file to configure DOS in a
special way; for example, to tell DOS to emulate different hardware
configurations.
Discussion
One useful function of the SWITCHES command is if you are using
older applications with a new enhanced keyboard you can use the /K
option to cause the keyboard to act like a standard keyboard.
Options
/K - Causes an enhanced keyboard to act as though it were an older
standard keyboard.
/F - Removes the two-second delay that occurs when the Starting
MS-DOS ... message is displayed on the screen (DOS Version 6 only).
/N - Disables the F5 and F8 keys during system start-up (DOS
Version 6 only).
/W - Tells DOS that the WINA20.386 file has been moved to directory
other than the root directory.
Example
To cause your enhanced keyboard to act like an older standard
keyboard, enter the following line in your CONFIG.SYS file:
switches=/K
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