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Windows Copilot key
Thread poster: Matthias Brombach
Matthias Brombach
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Aug 1, 2025

Please, does anybody know how to reassign the Copilot key on the keyboard of my new Acer laptop with ctrl again? My Google researches were of no quick help without experimenting for too long time, that's why I would like to know how you handle this problem (the Copilot key has replaced the second ctrl key on the right side of the keyboard). Thanks in advance!
 
Zea_Mays
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bad news I'm afraid Aug 1, 2025

https://winaero.com/windows-11-now-allows-changing-what-the-copilot-key-does/

A guy in this thread finally changed the right ALT key to CTRL key.
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https://winaero.com/windows-11-now-allows-changing-what-the-copilot-key-does/

A guy in this thread finally changed the right ALT key to CTRL key.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3869037/reprogram-copilot-key ▲ Collapse


Matthias Brombach
 
Matthias Brombach
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PowerToys Aug 1, 2025

Zea, thank you so much, you saved my weekend!
PowerToys was the solution and it works even after rebooting. Thanks again and best regards,
Matthias

Note added:
Works oddly enough only for a few functions (for example ctrl + E in Deja Vu), but I will find out later, why not with the numeral keys etc. Main problem solved and you showed my a way how to solve it.

[Bearbeitet am 2025-08-01 13:29 GMT]

Zea_Mays
 
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wow! Aug 1, 2025

From what they wrote in the thread, it seemed it only works when assigning other functions to the key but not the classic ones.
Even better when it helped!
 
Matthias Brombach
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Internal settings Aug 1, 2025

I have to reassign a lot of functions in my CAT (Deja Vu) anyway to keep the altered Copilot key running the way I want it to have, like it was with the earlier right hand ctrl key on the keyboard, but generally it is possible now and the initial idea came with your post.
 


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