How to activate CMD-button in bootcamp/windows 7?

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How to activate CMD-button in bootcamp/windows 7?

Is there any way to do this? I have tried several re-mapping programs for the keyboard layout, but I cant get it to work. The program SharpKeys said something like "this key is disabled".

Windows 7

Posted on May 26, 2011 6:36 AM

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May 26, 2011 7:10 AM in response to johan123456

What do you want to use the command key for in Windows. In OSx copy and paste are for example "command c" and "command v" respectively. In Windows you achieve the same by using the "control c" and "control v" keys respectively.

Windows does not use the command key.

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May 26, 2011 7:25 AM in response to BobTheFisherman

Hehe, it's for gaming purposes. I would need to re-bind the CMD-key so it instead works as either ALT or CTRL-key (or any kind of key actually). I would need to do this just because of the placement of the CMD-key!

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May 26, 2011 7:39 AM in response to johan123456

If you are using an Apple keyboard with Windows, Windows will map the command key to the Windows key. From Wikipedia: "...if an Apple USB keyboard is connected to a PC running Windows, the system assumes the command keys are the Windows keys and assigns them as such."

See here for a complete explanation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_key

So a Windows game will not use the command keys. It may however use the Windows keys.

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