Control Alt Delete On Mac Keyboard For Log On

Hi All, I recently moved job and was forced in to a Mac > PC change. П˜¢ I have managed to link up my Apple wireless keyboard via bluetooth to my new work machine. However, I have not yet figured out the equivalent key combination on the keyboard for Ctrl-Alt-Del to unlock my screen Does anyone have a work around or a solution that they could share?

I have tried looking at the setting on the PC but can't find anything. (What a shock I know) Any help would be much appreciated because I am currently typing from a doorstop of a Dell keyboard. Pressing the keys in the exact order then then does not work for me.

Pressing it in any order doesn't work either. Or any other combination of keys.

So far the only way to log in to windows 7 is by using the virtual keyboard to simulate the ctrl+alt+del key combo. I'm using a native windows machine (does not have OS X and is not an apple computer). Drivers, such as bootcamp or otherwise, will work once the user is logged in.

Windows in Parallels Desktop virtual machine is asking to press Ctrl+Alt+Del to log on. However it doesn't work when I press these buttons. On most Mac keyboards the Delete key works as Backspace in Windows. There is no direct analog to “Control-Alt-Delete” on the Mac. If you use a virtual machine in the Window view, just click on the reveal triangle in the window’s title bar to show the very useful status icons.

But once the user logs out or the screensaver login kicks in, the drivers appear to be disabled. Solution - hope it works for you. It seems the keyboard only remembers one device at a time and that is the very first Paired computer used when you set up your keyboard. If you set up the keyboard with a Mac, iPad, or another PC - then you must first disconnect (UnPair) the keyboard from the first device and then delete the device from the current computer you are using. The keyboard can be used with many devices temporarily (this is your case), it can only be used with one device as a permanently. Now start over and connect device (Pair) in windows using Custom rather than Express - type in the 'key' provided by windows and create a shortcut on your desktop (for later) and that should do it. I did notice that after restart, windows takes a few moments to switch on Bluetooth before it's ready to allow the keyboard to be used during 'Password Login'- tap a key on the keyboard wait about 5 to 10.

@Zomp: This solution does not solve the original poster's problem (nor mine). The bluetooth keyboard is paired to only one computer, namely a native windows machine and not a mac running windows with bootcamp. While logged into a windows account, the bluetooth keyboard works wonderfully.

It is only when the user is logged out and a login is required that problems occur. As you stated above, 'The keyboard can be used with many devices temporarily (this is your case).' However, this is not our case. Remember what the original poster stated, 'I recently moved job and was forced in to a Mac > PC change.' We are on native windows computers and are trying to use mac products, such as the wireless bluetooth keyboard. If you know of a way to keep the apple wireless keyboard windows drivers resident in memory after the user logs out of their account, so that the ctrl+alt+del or fn+ctrl+alt+del works to initiate the login screen, please let us know. I am running Lion on Macbook Pro with 22' external screen and wireless keyboard.

Inside I have Virtual Box with Windows XP that I used locally just fine but when I needed to start using it as a part of AD through VPN, couldn't get Ctrl+Alt Del combo for login. I looked at this thread which gave me ideas so I fiddled around and got it to work with CTRL+OPTION+COMMAND+FN + Delete It works every time but order is important, press Ctrl+Opt+Command, than FN and hold, than hit Delete. Sometimes I have to hit Delete twice but it could be my Mac fighting for pointer with Virtual box.

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I would think this would be an obvious one for Log me in Rescue. How about a 'send Ctrl Alt Delete' option. I know there is a 'Launch Task Manager' option, but that doesn’t help in the following situation. Before connecting to computer you have an option to launch Logmein as a service (Restart customer applet as windows system service). Then you can connect to a remote computer and when you log off of Windows, you still remain connected to Logmein.