Hmm, I was looking at the extended keyboard layouts previously had doubled Windows keys; that's a pretty clear spot to put it there. Looks like a lot of laptops don't have the doubled-Windows keys?
Depending on the size of the keyboard and on the size of your hands, using the left modifier for that shortcut might need two hands instead of just one; it's very convenient to be able to quickly lock the desktop with only one hand.
I just tested and,on a full size model m, I can still stretch 2.5 inches after reaching the left+win from my pinkie and l with my thumb. And I have average hand span for a man.
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Thanks to perplexity it looks like they are adding a new key to the PC keyboard to open copilot. That's the summary I got.
They're replacing the right Windows key with a Copilot key.
I only have a left Windows key, in the right I have a menu key.
So that’s what that does. I have to press the FN key as modifier, and it does indeed open the menu. Never felt the need to press it before ;)
Shift-F10 is an alternative shortcut for the context menu as well.
It's not the same. Because Shift-F10 includes shift you get the extended context menu:
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20110809-00/?p=99...
It appears like they're replacing the right control key, not the windows/menu key.
Hmm, I was looking at the extended keyboard layouts previously had doubled Windows keys; that's a pretty clear spot to put it there. Looks like a lot of laptops don't have the doubled-Windows keys?
Hope that's what is happening and that they aren't replacing the right control key.
that sucks. right-win + L quickly locks the computer. going to have to figure out an autohotkey solution for this.
Doesn't do the exact same thing as left-win + L?
Depending on the size of the keyboard and on the size of your hands, using the left modifier for that shortcut might need two hands instead of just one; it's very convenient to be able to quickly lock the desktop with only one hand.
I just tested and,on a full size model m, I can still stretch 2.5 inches after reaching the left+win from my pinkie and l with my thumb. And I have average hand span for a man.