"windows key" + L

csimon

I started a thread yesterday when the server here was down concerning fast user switching.
reference ...http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=375546
I got the fast user switching thing fixed but it only works if I take the long way around and go to start>log off>switch user.
Now the shorcut around this that is supposed to work as you may know is "windows key" + L.
The problem is that now "windows key" + L does absolutely nothing. Keys like ctrl + alt + del are still functional.

Any idea what I could be missing here?

Oh yeah I must mention that I did some services & registry tweaking so in all likelyhood it's something I changed ...just not sure what yet.

thanks in advance
csimon

Trogan

Maybe it got disabled or stoped in SERVICES...

BlackHawk

Maybe in one of those registry entries you accidently remapped the key?

csimon

Black Hawk wrote:

Maybe in one of those registry entries you accidently remapped the key?

yes I think you're right but I don't understand hex enough to know exactly which one it was ...Here is the reg setting I modded to:

; Windows Key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,5b,e0,00,00,5c,e0,\
00,00,00,00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoWinKeys"=dword:00000001

shwaip

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoWinKeys"=dword:00000001

This disables the windows key, so that's why it won't work. Change it to
"NoWinKeys"=dword:00000000

csimon

eureka!!!

all I did was completely remove ...

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,5b, e0,00,00,5c,e0,\
00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoWinKeys"=dword:00000001

thanks for your help!