So I was having a hard time with getting the command key to work when trying to use keyboard shortcuts in a OS X virtual machine on Windows 10.
So I was trying to see if the shortcut Command + Space to open Spotlight would work.
Pressing Ctrl + Space, Right Ctrl + Space, Alt + Space, Right Alt + Space, Windows + Space, and Right Windows + Space would not work. The host key was set to Right Ctrl in Virtual Box and changing this made no difference. Right Ctrl + Space was also not set as a shortcut key in VirtualBox.
The solution to the problem is below.
I stumbled upon this article.
Lo and behold, going to System Preferences > Keyboard > Modifier Keys in OS X and changing:
Option Key to Command Key
and
Command Key To Option Key
...fixed my problem!
Now all I have to do is press Alt + Space for Spotlight to show up. All other Mac shortcuts will now work as well.
Hope this helps others who may have the same problem.
Thanks @Kian for settings location (System Preferences > Keyboard > Modifier Keys).
While swapping Option
and Command
keys didn't work for me, assigning
Control
: Command
Option
: Command
Command
: No action
made both Ctrl and Alt keys work properly
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