text: disabling back button in ie? how to disable backspace button in ie. if i press backspace by mistake it navigates to the previous page. i have a felling that this function may be hard coded into internet explorer so that it cannot be changed. there is available a progam called key tweak, a copy of which i have that can reassign or disable keys. i cannot remember whether the program uses profiles so you may have to reset the controls after you have used ie.