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TimothyP
Asked: 2011-06-07 05:30:40 +0800 CST

Stuck Windows Key on Windows 2008 server (via mstsc)

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I'm connecting to a Windows 2008 R2 server using terminal services. It worked like a charm for a very long time, but now for some reason the Windows Key seems to be stuck in it. (No matter where I connect from)

So for example, if I press "L" the screen locks. It makes it impossible to work with the server. And I've had this with other servers in the past as well.

Any ideas?

windows-server-2008 windows-terminal-services

3 Answers

  1. open on-screen keyboard and press the window key. it will get unstuck.

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  2. I've seen this before. Not sure what causes it, but double tapping the windows key seems to fix it.

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  3. I've had this issue as well, and tapping the windows key or control key did not work to fix it, not did using the on-screen keyboard.

    I think the issue for me is that I am using it with the RemoteApp option. I did finally find a solution on superuser. Basically, in the RDP connection window, tell it to either always use windows keys on the local machine, or always on the remote machine. I set it to always use the local, and it seemed to fix the issue, although I will know for sure in a few days.

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