Modified Keys (Shift, Alt, Ctrl) Not Working Properly in Windows

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by FelixPomerantz, Jun 26, 2018.

  1. FelixPomerantz

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    I've recently installed Parallels Desktop 13 and am finding it incredibly frustrating to use Excel as the modifier keys aren't behaving properly. Mainly, holding them down or releasing them in sequence isn't detected properly. This is absolutely critical for Excel, so I'm not sure how/why this is occurring.

    For example: Hold down CTRL+SHIFT and press right arrow to select a horizontal range of data, then release CTRL and press down arrow. Normally, this would maintain the selected horizontal range, then extend the selection down by one row. However, in Parallels, it doesn't seem to be detecting that the SHIFT key is still pressed and so is treating the second command as just down, so the entire selection disappears.

    Note I've already set the configuration to "optimize for games" and to "always send system commands" to the VM.
     

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