Have the windows key as a key modifier in keybindings #6097

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opened 2026-01-31 00:29:41 +00:00 by claunia · 1 comment
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Originally created by @Swampen on GitHub (Jan 22, 2020).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

I want to use the left windows key as a key modifier in my shortcuts. I can't find any documentation or any source code that shows how to use it.

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Maybe it is as simple as adding it to AppKeyBindings?

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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Jan 23, 2020):

I believe we have a duplicate for this, but I cannot find it. The Windows key is fully owned by the operating system, and since we are an application that installs on top of the OS we cannot take ownership of it. Sorry.

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Jan 23, 2020): I believe we have a duplicate for this, but I cannot find it. The Windows key is fully owned by the operating system, and since we are an application that installs on top of the OS we cannot take ownership of it. Sorry.
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Reference: starred/terminal#6097