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Questions tagged [windows-key]

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How can I remap the Windows and Alt keys in OS X?

I sometimes hook up my MacBook to a Windows keyboard. The annoying thing is that on Windows keyboards, the modifier keys at the lower left are layed out as Ctrl - Windows - Alt while Apple keyboards use Ctrl - Alt - Apple key The Windows key…
Pieter
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Simulating the Windows key on an old keyboard

I'm using a very old keyboard that doesn't have a physical Windows key — it does have a 5/180° connector and an AT/XT switch on the back — but I don't want to completely miss out on the functionality of the Windows key. Is there some group of keys…
Pops
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Windows 10, Windows Key + Right (or Left) arrow key, can I turn off the other window selection

I recently moved from Windows 7 to Windows 10, and when I press Win+Right, the other side of the screen shows all of my other windows. This is very annoying to me ! Can I get Windows 10 to stop doing this and act more like it did in Windows 7?
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How can I create a new keyboard shortcut using the Windows key?

Windows has built-in key shortcuts for locking your machine (WinKey + L) and for starting Explorer (WinKey + E). I'd like to create a similar new shortcut, WinKey + X, to start one of my favourite replacements for Explorer. I've tried the usual…
Bish
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Prevent Windows Key from Opening Start Menu in Windows 7

I'd like to be able to stop the Windows Key from activating the Start Menu on Windows 7. I don't want to disable the Windows Key completely. I'd like Ctrl + Esc to still open the Start Menu. I know that you can use AutoHotKey to disable the Windows…
Jeromy Anglim
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How does the clean Installation of Windows 10 after the free upgrade work?

I have not found any information from MS - only speculations from people like me, so I hope someone here has had better findings. When I upgrade a qualified version of Windows to Windows 10 and then want to do a clean install, I've heard that the…
ElleJay
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How can I make Virtualbox ignore specific keys?

I use Virtualbox with Windows on Ubuntu host. I keep it on separate workspace (I use Xmonad). Xmonad uses Windows key as modifier. The problem is: when I press it, Windows machine opens start menu. Disabling keyboard autocapture helped a bit, but…
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Can I change default WIN-KEY (up/down/left/right) window dock behavior/sizes?

In Windows 7 I can hold the WINDOWS key and press a directional key (left, right, up, down) and the current active window will dock to left half of the screen, right half of the screen, maximized and restored (respectively). Is it possible to either…
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How can I open the Start menu in Linux Mint with the Windows key

I just installed Linux Mint 11 on my laptop and I am very used with the Windows interface. I could not find a way to set the Windows key to open the Start menu, like in Windows? I did a few searches and I could not find a way to do this.
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AutoHotKey: remapping Alt+Shift+Tab to (L)Win+Shift+Tab

I'm trying to use AutoHotKey to get Alt+Tab and Shift+Alt+Tab in Windows to have the same behavior as Cmd+Tab and Shift+Cmd+Tab in macOS. Note: Cmd on a mac keyboard sends the Win key. What I've gotten to work is: LWin & Tab:: AltTab What I…
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Why would computer technician want my bitlocker key after GPU repair & SSD replacement? (Laptop)

My laptop has been in the local repair store now for three months - the GPU was resoldered and stencilled. During the repair I damaged the SSD at home and the laptop wouldn’t boot. They tried to repair the SSD (taking a week) but it’s a no fix and…
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Disable start menu when pressing the WIN key

I would like the start menu to not open when pressing the windows key on the keyboard. In my case I have a different program (Wox) that I would like to open with this shortcut. If possible, I would like to rebind the opening of the start menu to…
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Trying to remap middle-mouse to Windows key

I'd like to map the Windows key to my middle mouse button on my Logitech mouse, to swap in and out of the metro interface. You can assign keys to any of the mouse buttons in the Logitech software but I cannot get the Windows key to remap because…
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Using a Razer keyboard's WinKey as the Command key for a Mac

I recently bought a MacBook and I'm trying to use it with my Razer Lycosa keyboard. OS X doesn't seem to be able to map — or even detect — the Windows key at all. I'd like to use it as the Command key. Is this possible?
Ondrej Slinták
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Windows key randomly "sticks" on Windows 7/Vista

I'm having this annoying problem where Windows randomly seems to decide that I have the Windows key pressed down (even though I don't), and every key press will trigger an associated Windows key shortcut until I press the Windows key, which seems to…
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