Bluetooth Keyboard switching CMD and OPT keys after Rebooting from Bootcamp

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Bluetooth Keyboard switching CMD and OPT keys after Rebooting from Bootcamp

Hello,

I have a Logitech K380 bluetooth keyboard that works works great on Mac and Windows running on Bootcamp. However, a weird issue happens when I go from Bootcamp back to the Mac. The CMD and Option/Alt keys are switched! I know I'm not the first person on earth with this problem (1, 2) but I couldn't find a solution.

The only fix is to keep unpairing and pairing the keyboard again until they switch back. While I know that there's a Modifier Keys setting in System Preferences, it just compounds the problem, because sometimes when I restart the Mac, the keyboard decides to go back to normal, only now they're switched again because of the Modifier Keys setting. Anyone else with this issue manage to figure it out?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on May 26, 2020 11:30 AM

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Answer 1

HWTech

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May 26, 2020 12:25 PM in response to dannycmaia

You should contact Logitech for support.

You could create an Automator or AppleScript to toggle those keyboard modifier settings. Not ideal, but at least all you need to do is run the script when you realize the keys are backwards. I don't know if there is any way to detect the swap with the script so you could have it run as a login item to automatically configure the modifier keys the correct way. I'm not familiar with either Automator or AppleScripts to advise you on the particulars.

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May 26, 2020 12:50 PM in response to dannycmaia

You are NOT the first person on earth with this problem, it has existed for as long as there have been PC add-in cards and PC emulators running on Macs. I was running one in 1988 -- Mac286 -- a two card set that plugged into two adjacent Mac-II slots.

Your PC software changes the key-Map and does not change it back.

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dannycmaia Author

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May 26, 2020 1:15 PM in response to HWTech

Seems like I will. They do have a shortcut for switching from PC or Mac layouts in their manual/help pages, but it doesn't do anything.

I could use Automator, but... I would rather find a solid fix than to hack together a solution. Thank you though! If I can't find a fix, maybe Automator is the way to go!

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Bluetooth Keyboard switching CMD and OPT keys after Rebooting from Bootcamp

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