# How to reset the key?

**URL:** <https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-to-reset-the-key/945>\
**Category:** Emulators\
**Tags:** retroarch\
**Created:** [July 28, 2018, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-to-reset-the-key/945 "2018-07-28T07:15:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@david](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/david)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2018, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-to-reset-the-key/945/1 "2018-07-28T07:15:20Z")

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Hello,  
I’ve install RetroArch and I modified the keymap. But now the native emulators don’t respond well : for exemple, I can’t play Mario Kart Advance because the keys were modified.  
How can I reset it ? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![astynax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/astynax/32/407_2.png) [@astynax](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/astynax)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2018, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-to-reset-the-key/945/2 "2018-07-28T10:06:08Z")

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MGBA, MAME, NESTOPIA are just a shortcuts for corresponding RetroArch cores. So if you reconfigure RetroArch, these “emulators” will be affected too. Even the CaveStory is just a Nxengine core for RetroArch.

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**Author:** ![david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@david](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/david)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2018, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-to-reset-the-key/945/3 "2018-07-28T11:48:11Z")

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Thank you.  
Is it possible to install a keymap working for all emulators ?  
Or maybe to reset the keymap ?

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**Author:** ![astynax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/astynax/32/407_2.png) [@astynax](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/astynax)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2018, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-to-reset-the-key/945/4 "2018-07-28T12:59:34Z")

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There is no “default keymap” for the GameShell in RetroArch - there is nothing to reset to. But maybe you could restore an entire RetroArch config from the backup copy. Take a look here: [Proper retroarch.cfg file needed](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/proper-retroarch-cfg-file-needed/748)

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**Author:** ![sickeningjar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/sickeningjar/32/975_2.png) [@sickeningjar](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/sickeningjar)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-to-reset-the-key/945/5 "2018-09-04T19:50:46Z")

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In Retro Arch, go to settings =\> input =\>

change “bind timeout” to 5

then select “Input User 1 Key Binds”

in that menu, select “user 1 bind all”

it will then ask you to input a key in turn, allowing you to re-bind all the keys to your liking.