How to disable CTRL+ALT+S on Win8

I have an HP notebook (Pavilion 17 or something) with Windows 8 64-bit.
I mainly use it (and primarily bought it) to play video games.
The shortcut CTRL+ALT+S (which opens system information) interferes with playing video games as I use those keys when doing so and far too often at the same time.
How do I disable the CTRL+ALT+S shortcut?
I mean besides a clean install of Windows without any HP programs, obviously.

Hello @jdk21,
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I have read your post on how you are looking to disable the CTRL + ALT + S combination on your notebook computer, and I would be happy to assist you in this matter!
To disable this combination, I recommend performing a clean boot on your computer. This can be done by following the steps in this document on How to perform a clean boot in Windows. This should help boot your system with a minimal set of drivers and software, enabling your system to keep the settings changed with the keyboard combination.
If the issue continues, I recommend following the steps below by proceeding to this file location:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\HP Help and Support
Right click HP Support Information
Click properties
Click the box next to shortcut key
Hit backspace so the field says 'none'
Apply
Done!
(Note, If you can't access the folder above you need to show hidden & system files. In a file explorer window click the view tab at the top, then click options on the right, select 'change folder and search options' if prompted. go to the view tab in the popup. check show hidden files, folders, drives. uncheck hide protected operating system files. apply)
reference: http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Operating-Systems-Software-Recovery/How-to-disable-Alt-S-shortc...
Please re-post with the results of your troubleshooting, and I look forward to your reply!
Regards
MechPilot
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