Win key sticks upon locking computer on Vista -> duplicate of #2537

[Drew Winstel]

The best way I can describe the bug is to show how to reproduce it: Host: Vista x86 with VT-x enabled Guest: Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) x86 with Guest Additions installed

1. Start up guest (Seamless mode optional).

2. Give the VM focus, but keep the cursor out of the guest window(s) (so host gets keyboard input)

3. Lock the computer by holding the Windows flag key (either left or right) and hitting L.

4. Try to enter a lowercase 'u' on the password screen only to get the Ease of Access dialog to pop up instead (as what happens when you hit Win+U).

5. Hit the Windows key once to reset the Win key sticking.

6. Observe that you can now properly type a lowercase 'u' without issues.

Workaround:

Give another application focus before locking the screen.

[Maciej Pilichowski]

Still happens for 3.0.8 -- for me it happens more often and step for reproduce is way more simpler.

1. switch to guest (windows, in my case, XP)
2. press and release win key
3. now entire windows behaves like win key is pressed down, so when you press for example O, it is interepreted, as win+O
4. press and release win key
5. now windows thinks (by accident) the win key is released

since I use win+tab to switch windows (not MS-Windows) in host system (opensuse) and of course I switch to VB as well, every second switch to VB I have problems with typing because I have to remember to press win+tab, win just to avoid win key "stuck down".

Please upgrade the status to normal, because it happens always and it is very annoying.

[jouda]

Virtual Box v3.2.8. The issue with stuck Win-key is still present on Windows XP :(

[Michael Thayer]

I will close this as a duplicate of #2613. Please re-open if you disagree.

[Michael Thayer]

Duplicate of #2537 in fact.