Windows Logo Key on On-Screen Keyboard Minimizes Programs (267664)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
This article was previously published under Q267664

SYMPTOMS

When you press the Windows logo key in the keyboard console on the On-Screen Keyboard (OSK) Accessibility tool, start another program such as Notepad, and then press keys on the physical keyboard to type text in Notepad, the following behaviors may occur:
  • OSK and Notepad are minimized to the Windows taskbar.
  • Multiple keystrokes open multiple sessions of Windows programs, such as Search Results or the Start menu.

STATUS

This behavior is by design. This is a feature of the Windows logo key on the physical and OSK.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about the OSK Accessibility tool, view the following Microsoft Accessibility Technology for Everyone Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/enable

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/28/2004
Keywords:kbHardware kbprb KB267664
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