Windows 11 - control space shortcut fixed to Switch Language

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by PeterH72, Oct 4, 2023.

  1. PeterH72

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    Hi!

    I'm using Parallels on an Apple Silicon Mac with Windows 11 VM. I noticed that the keyboard profile for Windows fixes the 'control space' shortcut to the 'Switch Language' command. As a developer, many IDEs use the 'control space' shortcut for code hints/complete. Why is this shortcut not editable? How to fix it?

    Best,
    Peter
     
  2. GabrielL4

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    Indeed this is quite frustrating. Here's what I did to work around it:
    1. in your macOS, open System Settings
    2. go to Keyboard, click Keyboard Shortcuts
    3. select Input Sources
    4. you should see "Select the previous input source" (^Space) and "Select next source in input menu" (^⌥Space)
    5. disable "Select the previous input source" (^Space)

    You will still be able to use ^⌥Space to switch languages in macOS but at least Parallels will not ignore ^Space in the VM.
     

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