Microsoft has confirmed that later this year, Windows 11 will receive an update that introduces the ability to remap the unpopular Copilot key back to being a "Right Ctrl" or "Context Menu" key instead, admitting that the Copilot key that began appearing on new PCs in 2024 broke workflows for certain people.
"Customers who rely on the Right Ctrl key or Context menu key for keyboard shortcuts or assistive technologies (such as screen readers) experienced some challenges to their workflows when using these devices," a Microsoft support document says. "A Windows 11 update will ship later this year that will add a setting option to let you remap the Copilot key to act as the Context menu key or Right Ctrl key."
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