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#189 Windows Logo+Break key combination issue

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nobody
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2012-10-29
2012-10-18
Hugo
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Pressing Windows Logo+Break key combination to display the System Properties dialog box
results in the Start Menu being displayed after releasing the Windows Logo key, when it should not be displayed (only the system properties dialog box should appear).

Windows Logo key is the "Start" key.
Break key is the Pause Break key.

The link below, provides additional information about this shortcut.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301583
under (Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts)
Windows Logo+Break (Display the System Properties dialog box)

Discussion

  • xpclient

    xpclient - 2012-10-18

    Win+Break is well known shortcut to open System Properties but I cannot reproduce this issue. Which Windows version are you noticing this on? 32-bit or 64-bit? With what settings on Controls tab (have you set Win key to open Classic Start Menu?)

     
  • Hugo

    Hugo - 2012-10-18

    xpclient, you are right,
    Classic Shell is installed on Windows 8 preview using VirtualBox, also I have Mouse without Borders (it's like Synergy), the host OS is Wndows XP.

    I've compared the behavior to virtualized Win XP and Win 7, and noticed it is the same.

    I've noticed that if I press the keys really quickly then the start menu is not displayed.
    So this is probably a behavior of the operating system or is specific to my configuration and not to Classic Shell.

    This bug report may be closed or deleted.

     

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