Ctrl + Alt + Del with a mac keyboard
I have a Windows 7 computer with which I use an Apple keyboard. At each login, I am prompted to enter Ctrl+Alt+Delete before entering my password.
Because the Mac keyboard doesn't seem to have a Delete key, I have so far resorted to the "on-screen" virtual keyboard. This is quite annoying and I wondered if there is a better approach.
By the way, what is the point of this stupid Ctrl+Alt+Delete thing?
Solution 1:
Windows is designed so that, unless system security is already compromised in some other way, only the Winlogon process, a trusted system process, can receive notification of the C-A-D key combination
You could probably remap the keyboard , try ctrl alt fn-delete (the easiest potential solution) or simply turn off the need to use the three fingered salute to log on
Solution 2:
You can try the Apple Wireless Keyboard Helper, it maps Mac keys combos to windows keypresses.
- F3: Printscreen
- F4: Task Manager
- F7 - F9: iTunes Control
- F10 - F12: System volume Control
- Eject: Toggles Fkeys/Functions
- Fn + F key: Triggers function (useful when in F keys mode)
- Fn + Backspace = Del
Solution 3:
When using a Mac keyboard attached to a PC, the Mac keyboard key I use for the PC Del key is the fndelete ⌦ key combination.
This works with control and option (alt) to form a CtrlAltDel.
Using the Mac's delete, which is equivalent to the PC's Backspace, does not work for me. I don't need to use ⇧ with option (alt).
Solution 4:
I had the scenario of working on my Mac, but was forced to remotely log into a Windows VM.
Windows would automatically lock the screen after several minutes of inactivity and the usual
Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to Unlock!
message would appear.
The key combinations on my Mac keyboard - that's equivalent to that Window's counterpart - for me was pressing Fn+Control+Alt/Option+Command+Delete.
Solution 5:
I had the same issue. Every combination failed me. In full disclosure, I am not using a wireless bluetooth keyboard. I am using a usb keyboard with the numeric keypad on the right. After failing with all the combos above, I made sure the num lock was off. I used control (not the command key, just regular control key), option (aka alt with no fn key combo), and the "." from the keypad. No lie, that is what I used. Control + option + .