Questions tagged [ctrl]
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How do Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V work?
I was always wondering what happens under the hood (in the operating system) when I copy an image (selecting it and using Ctrl+C) into a Word file (pasting it with Ctrl+V), for example.
Inter Sys
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Why are the keys named Ctrl & Alt?
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What are the origins of the control and alt keys?
I use these keys often as modifiers for shortcuts including the infamous copy and paste and some tab-switching but I don't understand why they're named Ctrl and Alt.
Why are…
Gio Borje
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What are the origins of the control and alt keys?
Crtl and alt have become common place on just about any computer keyboard sold anywhere in the world (I even saw a picture of them on a typewriter...). But what were these sacred modifier keys first used for? What's the difference between them and…
Gordon Gustafson
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How to swap ctrl and fn key on a MacBook Pro running Windows 7 via Boot Camp?
There are sooooo many discussion on the internet about swapping the fn and ctrl key on a MacBook Pro.
On the Mac side, a new software called ReMap4MacBook does a perfect job swapping the two key.
But on the PC side (specifically Windows 7), I can't…
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Swap Fn and Ctrl keys on a Lenovo ThinkPad X200
Similar questions have been asked before and the easy fix was to just update the BIOS and use an option in it for swapping the keys.
However, even with the most recent BIOS update from Lenovo, there is no such option in BIOS. Is there any way to…
Interfector
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Why are certain keys sporadically not working on a Logitech wireless keyboard with Windows 10?
I am having a problem with certain keyboard keys sporadically not working. I'm using a Logitech wireless keyboard with the universal receiver dongle on Windows 10.
Specifically, the following keys sometimes do not produce any apparent…
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Both Ctrl keys are not working on my laptop
I have a Lenovo ideapad 700 and both of my Ctrl keys are not working.
Up to this point, I have tried for possible solutions. It can not be that both of my Ctrl keys are broken.
I have checked updating, uninstalling the keyboard drivers, checking…
E199504
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ctrl+c and ctrl-z not working in ssh session
I have opened a ssh session to remote computer using
ssh root@
I tried to run some program on remote machine. e.g.
tail -f /var/log/log.txt
But when I press ctrl-c or ctrl-z that program is not killed/suspended. I couldn't get control out of…
akshay
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How to send ctrl key press with Auto Hotkey
I am trying to map a mouse button to mimic a single press of a ctrl key on the keyboard. (ctrl is used in a game I am playing to toggle displaying some extra info on the screen)
I've tried this but it doesn't seem to actually send the ctrl…
FoamyGuy
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CTRL locks when pressed
When I press CTRL it just locks and my PC thinks that the key is held. Then I press CTRL + ALT + DEL, ESC. After I press that combination everything works fine until I press CTRL again(sometimes it just locks automatically without pressing). I…
Tosius
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how to disable ctrl+esc shortcut windows 10
Pressing ctrl+esc opens the windows start menu.. I'd like to disable this shortcut but still have normal functionality of ctrl and esc individually. Is this possible?
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Windows 10 Behaves as if Ctrl Held Down
As of late, my desktop computer has begun behaving ~30-60 minutes after reboots as if I am holding down the control key indefinitely. I have seen this question, but its workarounds and solutions did not assist me, nor did googling as what I found…
Michael Greene
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Copy paste activates control button for keyboard shortcuts on windows 7
For two weeks now I have this problem that drives my insanity up - and my productivity doiwn: Whenever I copy paste with CTRL+C / CTRL+V, my computer keyboard behaves as if I had CTRL button pressed for subsequent tasks: rolling mouse wheel will…
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Allow opening a new tab with Ctrl+T on all websites in Firefox
In Firefox, certain websites and certain plugins appear to "capture" the "control" key, so that when I try to open a new tab using Ctrl+T, nothing happens - or worse, something unexpected happens.
Examples:
On the Codecademy site, while editing…
Martin J.H.
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How can I enable right-ctrl usage in VirtualBox?
I would like to be able to use right-CTRL inside the VM.
I have the Guest Additions software installed, so I no longer need the right-CTRL feature to escape from the VM.
Dean Rather
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