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On my Acer laptop if I hit Caps Lock it will pop up an OSD-like message saying something like "CAPS LOCK ON/OFF".

I find this very useful functionality - is there a generic freeware utility that can do this?

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There's a couple of utilities similar to this. I've usually recommended the (appropriately named) Caps Lock utility by George Jopling.

The indicator in the tray is unobtrusive and it works for caps or num lock. You can also have a sound played when the status of the keys are changed.

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If you would like a sound notification, Windows has a feature called "ToggleKeys" built in that can be enabled in keyboard options.

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I've came across this utility but it doesn't seem to have On-screen display which is a requirement. – Borek May 11 '11 at 13:30
Your system tray isn't on screen? Or do you just want the big popup like notify-osd provides? – John T May 11 '11 at 13:58
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The OP reads as wanting the big popup, yes. And besides, tray icons AREN'T always visible. What if you set your taskbar to autohide? What if you have a full-screen app that covers it? – Shinrai May 11 '11 at 14:45
@Shin thats why I asked :) – John T May 11 '11 at 15:06
Shinrai is right. On Acer laptops the CAPS LOCK notification looks like if you open a menu on some LCD display - it doesn't even use the Windows look and feel, it may be that Acer's driver is handling that, I don't know. – Borek May 12 '11 at 5:50
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