https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=e958ae26-b368-4ae3-bf47-52ee1eb5f2a1 DisplayFusion RSS: DisplayFusion 8: VirtualBox not able to grab windows key anymore Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:49:52 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=e958ae26-b368-4ae3-bf47-52ee1eb5f2a1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-8-virtualbox-not-able-to-grab-windows-key-anymore/?ID=e958ae26-b368-4ae3-bf47-52ee1eb5f2a1#4 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 20:05:29 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-8-virtualbox-not-able-to-grab-windows-key-anymore/?ID=e958ae26-b368-4ae3-bf47-52ee1eb5f2a1#4 DisplayFusion We were able to reproduce this issue here, and I've added it to our list. We'll be sure to let you know as soon as we're able to fix it up

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-8-virtualbox-not-able-to-grab-windows-key-anymore/?ID=e958ae26-b368-4ae3-bf47-52ee1eb5f2a1#3 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 17:20:03 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-8-virtualbox-not-able-to-grab-windows-key-anymore/?ID=e958ae26-b368-4ae3-bf47-52ee1eb5f2a1#3 DisplayFusion Thanks Keith. Just to verify, I downgraded to 7.3.4 and VritualBox is able to handle the windows key again when running full screen. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-8-virtualbox-not-able-to-grab-windows-key-anymore/?ID=e958ae26-b368-4ae3-bf47-52ee1eb5f2a1#2 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 14:50:39 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-8-virtualbox-not-able-to-grab-windows-key-anymore/?ID=e958ae26-b368-4ae3-bf47-52ee1eb5f2a1#2 DisplayFusion As far as I know, we haven't changed anything that should affect that. I will test this out here and see what I can find out ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-8-virtualbox-not-able-to-grab-windows-key-anymore/?ID=e958ae26-b368-4ae3-bf47-52ee1eb5f2a1 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 12:49:53 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-8-virtualbox-not-able-to-grab-windows-key-anymore/?ID=e958ae26-b368-4ae3-bf47-52ee1eb5f2a1 DisplayFusion With DisplayFusion 7, if VirtualBox was full screen it could grab the windows key press and handle it but with the upgrade to DisplayFusion 8 pressing the windows key causes it to be handled by the host OS (Windows 8.1 in this case).

Is there a way to disable this new, more aggressive windows key handling? ]]>