Talk:Windows key

message: Where did that list come from? I'm running WinXP Pro, and Windows + N doesn't open notepad (along with other inconsistancies). DevastatorIIC 02:46, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Along the same lines, I am running WinXP Pro and the combination Windows+<number> doesn't launch a Quick Launch tray item as stated. Maybe this is because I have too many items in my Quick Launch tray (8 shown and another 14 on the >>); alternatively, could it be a Vista feature? --FriendlyDutch (talk) 16:38, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: IMHO the list must be just "externalized". Believe me but what key combinations do work depends on a lot of things, including policies, whether you have IntelliType installed and others. The only way to keep it accurate and up-to-date is to point to the Microsoft site. This was already in my todo list: in fact I have almost collected all the relevant links and I'll put them in the External links section ASAP. --Gennaro Prota 16:36, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  List 

message: Ciao!
I also tried to clarify the whole paragraph about Windows and Linux.  I rewrote this slightly confusing sentace.  I hope everyone understands.
"Under Windows, it acts as a modifier key, with the available key combinations depending on a number of factors better detailed in the resources linked to below."
Actaully, the above sentance is a bit redundant because a section called "Windows key shortcuts" exists.  Maybe one of us can merge the sentance about the modifier key into the section called "Windows key shortcuts"?
Keep up the good work everyone!  --Starionwolf 22:35, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I finished cleaning up the page.  I seperated the text about other operating systems for clarity.  I also merged the seperate sentances about shortcuts together.  I'll work on this article again when I have more time.  --Starionwolf 02:48, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi, honestly I didn't feel the article needed so much work. Anyway, I reviewed our guidelines and saw that while they provide for inline links, such as Firefox homepage  they don't seem to allow "inline lists" of links. Thus I stuck to our usual layout with the external links in a separate section. Please, don't change the article structure again. I've seen that you spent several hours on it, and it took me three hours to bring it back to the current status. I don't think so much work is worth the result: in the end it is not much different from the version you started with, and the improvements (if any) are minimal. Of course the matter would be different if we had substantially new information. Ah, as to the use with GNOME and KDE, we could add external links the same way we have done for Windows; however the situation in that case is much more complicated due to the amount of versions and the high configurability of Linux DEs. A couple of high-quality links would be ok but the section can —and should, IMHO— be kept to minimum, I guess, as Linux users generally know what to do with their system ;) Please, don't make major changes to the article without discussion, I wouldn't like to waste hours on it considering the relatively low importance of the topic. Cheers, Gennaro Prota 21:17, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rewrote a paragraph 

message: I am a heavy user of the Windows key and I only want to disable it when I play a game and without a reboot. I found the solution: A little AutoHotKey.com-script: "LWin::return". When it is started, the left Windows key is immediately disabled without a reboot. And you can enable it at anytime by right clicking on the green "H" in the Windows try. But I also want to help people with the same problem who do not want to mess with Autohotkey. Therefore I provided an executable:
http://helgehelge.de/DisableLeftWindowsKey.exe
(This was generated with AutoHotKey's ahk2exe-compiler.)
I think we could make many people happy by putting it into the article.
HelgeHan (talk) 08:55, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Solution how to disable the Windows key without a reboot 

message: Last time I checked GNOME refers to the Windows Key as "Super" and the menu key next to it as "Hyper". Shouldn't this have a mention in the article Whitehornmatt 14:23, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Super? 

message: The article states that Mac OS X maps the Windows key as the Command key, and the Alt key as the Option key. AFAIK this is incorrect (at least OS X 10.4.8 Intel does this differently): Windows key get's mapped to the Option ("Apple") key, while the Alt key becomes the Command key. This error is spanning across multiple pages. --NetRolller 3D 20:51, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Apple keyboard mapping 

message: Some information on how to access this key in software or using macros would be nice. For instance, the SendKeys method in Visual Basic *cannot* access this key, whereas some third-party extensions (such as this) can. 99.137.110.204 (talk) 17:24, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Accessing the key programatically

message: This edit re-added original research to the article, along with an unneeded point which is actually confusing (as KDE and GNOME are not Linux-specific). It should be reverted. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 18:07, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent revert 

message: Recently I overheard someone mention "WinKey ... allows me to define short-cut keys".
In Wikipedia, WinKey redirects here to "Windows key".
Is that person talking about a button on the keyboard, or some sort of software with a confusingly-similar name?
--68.0.124.33 (talk) 16:50, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  the other WinKey 

message: I am a Canadian and I have never seen this key referred to as the Go To Key. I've asked several other people who gave me blank stares when I asked them what the Go To Key is.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hauskaz (talk • contribs) 16:14, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Since when has it ever been referred to as the Go To Key? 

message: 222.154.234.89 has repeated added a link to WinkeyPlus A small website dedicated to selling a single piece of software, no information to add to this article. He has also repeatedly added it to List of Repetitive Strain Injury software. The Sanest Mad Hatter (talk) 00:15, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  222.154.234.89 seems to be spamming WinKeyPlus 

message: This article doesn't explain why all keyboard manufacturers in the world bother to create the windows logo, even the round embossed one now, even when it doesn't even fit the font or style of the rest of the keys on the keyboard. Why do keyboard manufacturers bother at all to "license" the logo of this key and even have to put texts at the bottom of the keyboard stating they licensed it? Why not just use some other symbol instead? It'd look better too. Is it enforced by law that every keyboard has to have that logo on it or something? Anyway, again, the article doesn't mention why it was possible that starting from 1995 *every* keyboard manufacturer add this key and starting from 2003 *every* keyboard manufacturer started using the embossed one, while they're free to choose the appearance of every other key. 193.190.253.144 (talk) 23:28, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, that's the biggest part I'm missing from the article. I can't make sense of why that would come to be. Input on that would be much appreciated. jbc (talk) 17:58, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why 

message: I am just an ordinary user and not too pendantic and this is just IMHO.
This is a great article, easy to read and lots of information for users like me.
Why doesn't MS or other providers have information like this? Yes, they do, but how long woulld it take me to find it and how many different places would I have to look? This article, starting over again, would take some time to create.
THANX to the people who started and refined this article.
81.106.168.147 (talk) 10:03, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  What a great article 

message: I don’t use Windows and I’ve never seen a Windows key.  With that advantage, I was able to notice that this coverage of Windows keys doesn’t mention what the key actually does until the 20th line (not counting the contents box).  I kept wondering when somebody was going to finally tell me what the heck a Windows key was!
It seems more in line with encyclopedia style to start with: The Windows logo key - also known as the Windows key, the WinKey, the Start key, MOD4[citation needed], or the Flag key (sometimes shortened to Flag) - is a keyboard key which, within the standard Windows Shell, opens the Start Menu ...  And on to explain the uses of the key.  THEN the history and the problems. Just my opinion.Zipzip50 (talk) 03:05, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  A different start? 

message: Even though they are separate keys, The windows key is refereed to as the 'meta key' way more often then the MIT Keyboard is even thought about. By popular usage, I have added it in as a name for the Windows Key. I believe this is correct because in my line of work, I hear 'Meta' used way more then any other name. It is also historically actuate, as I work with a company who was making keyboards around 95. We directly changed the label of a key labeled "META" to the windows logo for some models, on others there was simply a dot or "SUPER" But super was only used on one model of keyboard. I am now the senior director for my company, so I can say this straght from the horses mouth.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.89.220.108 (talk) 22:56, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Meta Key 

message: I sometimes need to document window key combinations like . That  symbol is inserted in a wiki document by typing "keypress|Win" in double curly brackets. But how would one use a little window symbol like that in word processing? I can't figure it out, and it seems like a good addition to this page.  After all, if we can type alt and Unicode characters like ♀, ♪ and ♣ then why not a little window icon? When documenting outside of Wikipedia, I don't know how to get a window symbol like . Tdk408 (talk) 18:54, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mapping {{keypress|Win}} to fonts? 

message: Windows key + u in win 98 does not bring up utility menu or  utilman  = 'not found'
*Personal observation* = don't know if considered 'original research' or not. 
totally new at this (commenting on wiki article / info. just hoping to be helpful
DM in Phx AZ (IP address probably changes - ISP cox.net)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.201.182.11 (talk) 00:44, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Windows key + u in win 98 

message: I am confused why Xbox 360 is listed as a non-ms operating system. the os was designed by ms along with the rest of the console. Does this need to be changed? 
-A Fluffy Kitteh  (FluffyKittehz User Profile Page) 18:17, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: That's a good point. I changed the heading to "Use with other operating systems" (it's not even non-Windows, as it is a modified version of Windows 2000, so I had to just go with "other"). --Jhertel (talk) 17:15, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Non Microsoft Operating Systems

message: Considering the "is" and "was" in the Windows key for Windows XP, should it be "is" or "was"? WP:PAST seems to state that discontinued products are still "is" unless no longer meaningful. In the case of Windows XP, the product itself still lives, and thus still counts as "is", but what about the Windows key on keyboards designed for XP? Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) 09:42, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is or was? 

message: This article is outdated.  There should be a section on Windows 11, as there have been some reassignments. 2601:406:0:270:C9D8:7FB:9059:F288 (talk) 21:40, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Update warranted