In Sitecore content editor, there is an option of using shortcut key (F9) for complete site publishing. It is not recommended to publish the complete site each and every time. If your client is using F9 key most of time for publishing,then follow the given steps to disable it. 1. Locate file GlobalKeys.xml at pat h /sitecore/shell/Controls/Applications/ and comment out the following line: <RegisterKey KeyCode="120" Click="system:publish"/> 2. Locate file Default.aspx at path /sitecore/shell/Applications/Content Manager/ and comment out the following line: <sc:RegisterKey runat="server" KeyCode="120" Click="system:publish" /> Once you are done with the above two steps, please restart your IIS. The above steps will disable the F9 key shortcut for site publishing. Happy Coding.