How to reassign the command-Q shortcut to quit Windows programs instead of Parallels

[brkirch]

Here's how I did it (this applies to Parallels Desktop only):

1. Open System Preferences.
2. Click "Keyboard & Mouse".
3. Select the "Keyboard Shortcuts" tab.
4. Click the "+" button.
5. Select Parallels Desktop as the application (if it isn't on the list, choose "Other..." and locate Parallels Desktop)
6. Set the "Menu Title" to "Quit Parallels Desktop"
7. Set the "Keyboard Shortcut" to command-option-Q
8. Download and install InputRemapper (http://www.olofsson.info/) in Windows.
9. Restart Windows.
10. Click the icon in the taskbar that looks like a keyboard key and select "Configure".
11. Right-click the "Remappings" and select "Create new remapping table".
12. Enter the name as "Parallels Coherence".
13. Right-click "Parallels Coherence" and select "Create new group".
14. Enter the name as "Quit Program", the priority doesn't need to be changed.
15. Right-click the "Quit Program" entry and select "Create new key binding".
16. Press command-Q on the keyboard.
17. Nothing on the next window that is displayed needs to be changed, so click "OK".
18. Press alt-F4 on the keyboard (alt-fn-F4 on laptop keyboards). Then press the alt key again after releasing the keys.
19. Click the "+" next to the "Quit Program" entry.
20. Right-click on the entry under the "Quit Program" entry and select "Set temporary release keys".
21. Press command-Q on the keyboard. Then press the command key again after releasing the keys.
22. To make sure that you setup everything correctly, press command-Q on the keyboard. The "Input Remapper" window should close.