Some key combinations are repeated on the host

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quizerti
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Some key combinations are repeated on the host

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I have noticed that when pressing certain keys in Windows 10 1809 guest, they are also forwarded to the host. For example. if I press the Windows key it opens the Start Menu on the guest and host. Or if I press the Windows key + E to open file explorer, it might instead open on the host and not the guest.
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Re: Some key combinations are repeated on the host

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What's your HostKey set as? Maybe the Start key?
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quizerti
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Re: Some key combinations are repeated on the host

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I always leave the host key as default - so right Control.
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