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rossejhendry Author

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13 points

Ctrl-Alt-Del on Apple wireless keyboard.

Hi All,

I recently moved job and was forced in to a Mac > PC change. 😢

I have managed to link up my Apple wireless keyboard via bluetooth to my new work machine. However, I have not yet figured out the equivalent key combination on the keyboard for Ctrl-Alt-Del to unlock my screen

Does anyone have a work around or a solution that they could share?

I have tried looking at the setting on the PC but can't find anything. (What a shock I know)

Any help would be much appreciated because I am currently typing from a doorstop of a Dell keyboard. 😠

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Feb 7, 2012 10:16 AM

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shortfuserob

Level 1

4 points

Posted on Mar 25, 2013 12:26 PM

The DEFINITIVE solution!

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control + shift + esc

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s.smith

Level 1

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Apr 2, 2012 9:48 AM in response to teranine

I got this to work by pressing keys in the exact order: <ctrl> then <alt> then <fn+delete>. Hope that helps clarify. Thanks for posting and replying, everyone!

teranine

Level 1

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Apr 30, 2012 8:00 AM in response to Zomp

How does making a desktop shortcut to the taskmgr program help with logging in? At the log in screen, you do not have access to your desktop.

dati_g

Level 1

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May 25, 2012 6:10 AM in response to Zomp

Excellent, good answer. You solved my trouble. I have only one note: I'm running Windows 7 64 bit, but the right link requires system32, not system64

Jun 2, 2012 3:50 PM in response to rossejhendry

Just found a great work around. Click the ""Ease of Access", then "Type without the keyboard (On-Screen Keyboard)", hold down alt-control then click Delete then login.

Jul 30, 2012 10:57 AM in response to rossejhendry

One option: disable the ctrl-alt-del requirement on the login screen

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308226

May not be possible depending on your company's group policy, but it worked for me!

Ctrl-Alt-Del on Apple wireless keyboard.