diff --git a/config/dpkg/changelog b/config/dpkg/changelog
index 96f54c6..0bb5d38 100644
--- a/config/dpkg/changelog
+++ b/config/dpkg/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-dfwinreg (20240229-1) unstable; urgency=low
+dfwinreg (20240301-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Auto-generated
 
- -- Log2Timeline maintainers <log2timeline-maintainers@googlegroups.com>  Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:21:02 +0100
+ -- Log2Timeline maintainers <log2timeline-maintainers@googlegroups.com>  Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:40:04 +0100
diff --git a/dfwinreg/__init__.py b/dfwinreg/__init__.py
index 1cbae21..0bdd9ac 100644
--- a/dfwinreg/__init__.py
+++ b/dfwinreg/__init__.py
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 provides read-only access to Windows Registry objects.
 """
 
-__version__ = '20240229'
+__version__ = '20240301'
diff --git a/dfwinreg/regf.py b/dfwinreg/regf.py
index 3471444..1d32abb 100644
--- a/dfwinreg/regf.py
+++ b/dfwinreg/regf.py
@@ -16,19 +16,16 @@ class REGFWinRegistryFile(interface.WinRegistryFile):
   """Implementation of a Windows Registry file using pyregf."""
 
   def __init__(
-      self, ascii_codepage='cp1252', emulate_virtual_keys=False,
-      key_path_prefix=''):
+      self, ascii_codepage='cp1252', key_path_prefix=''):
     """Initializes the Windows Registry file.
 
     Args:
       ascii_codepage (Optional[str]): ASCII string codepage.
-      emulate_virtual_keys (Optional[bool]): True if virtual keys should be
-          emulated.
       key_path_prefix (Optional[str]): Windows Registry key path prefix.
     """
     super(REGFWinRegistryFile, self).__init__(
         ascii_codepage=ascii_codepage, key_path_prefix=key_path_prefix)
-    self._emulate_virtual_keys = emulate_virtual_keys
+    self._emulate_virtual_keys = False
     self._key_helper = REGFWinRegistryKeyHelper()
     self._file_object = None
     self._regf_file = pyregf.file()
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 9ca46e4..787795c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = dfwinreg
-version = 20240229
+version = 20240301
 description = Digital Forensics Windows Registry (dfWinReg).
 long_description = dfWinReg, or Digital Forensics Windows Registry, provides read-only access to Windows Registry objects. The goal of dfWinReg is to provide a generic interface for accessing Windows Registry objects that resembles the Registry key hierarchy as seen on a live Windows system.
 long_description_content_type = text/plain