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"On an up-to-date Windows PC with Copilot enabled, you can currently do the same thing by pressing Windows + C. For PCs without Copilot enabled, including those that aren't signed into Microsoft accounts, the Copilot key will open Windows Search instead"

Just tried Windows + C on my Win 10 machine; it brings up a dialog that helpfully informs me "Cortana in Windows as a standalone app is deprecated."

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>Just tried Windows + C on my Win 10 machine; it brings up a dialog that helpfully informs me "Cortana in Windows as a standalone app is deprecated."

smirks

I'm sure this button will share the same fate come 2030, 2034. That said, I'm curious what GNOME and MATE will do with it -if anything.

Maybe Space Cadet style modifiers will make a comeback!

I'm surprised it's not easier to find HYPER key caps to replace CAPS.

I've been binding my caps to escape for a decade. There was a moment there where ChromeOS pointed out the vestigal nature of the caps key, and a blog post went viral in hacker circles about the history of the Hyper key. I ran Karabiner until Apple added ESC binding to Preferences.

I can chord Esc+A and ESC+S to Quick Open and Command Palette (respectively) in my editor, and then I get an easy escape key for the rest of the time.

Caps Lock is very handy for all of us who need to switch between US English and our own native keyboard layout(s). That new button might also be repurposed for that eventually.

Or a DE-wide dialog for Unicode support with current day UX (please I just want to hit a key and search/choose a symbol to enter, not having to remember thousands of possible codes, or having to open a lackluster character map application, or having to use a convoluted and hardly intuitive compose key).

I guess Windows 10 is not considered up to date per se…

Tip: you can use https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher to make it open the clock instead.

(just built a new PC and Windows 11 was quite awful w/ stock UX)

https://www.theverge.com/2015/6/18/8798313/toshiba-2015-lapt...

On Windows 10, Windows + S opens search.

Is that different then just pressing the windows key? I just poured the windows key and start typing a query.

I usually just press the Windows key as well. That said, Windows + S displays recent searches.

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