Windows 10: When having a game open & pressing windows key, windows 10 hangs.

Discus and support When having a game open & pressing windows key, windows 10 hangs. in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; When I’m playing games and I need to hit the windows key, my pc just hangs on whatever is open. I can’t click on anything or press keys, but my cursor... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by AarionRowen, May 16, 2022.

  1. AARIONROWEN
    AarionRowen Win User

    When having a game open & pressing windows key, windows 10 hangs.


    When I’m playing games and I need to hit the windows key, my pc just hangs on whatever is open. I can’t click on anything or press keys, but my cursor still moves around. I have to force shut down my pc to restart it. What can I do about this??

    :)
     
    AarionRowen, May 16, 2022
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  2. AHHZZ
    Ahhzz Win User

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, May 16, 2022
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  3. THELOSTSWEDE
    TheLostSwede Win User
    Installing Windows 10 using Windows 7 key

    Nope, you need to install Windows 10 first and make sure the Windows 7 key is transferred to your Windows account after you've installed Windows 10 (not quite sure how that works). I missed the last step and I could not activate Windows 10 after a re-install... Microsoft seem to have done everything they can to make it a PITA. Also, it's technically too late to do this now anyhow, as the upgrade offer has expired. But KMSPico works quite well...

    As for getting rid of Windows, delete the Windows folder.
     
    TheLostSwede, May 16, 2022
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  4. EASY RHINO
    Easy Rhino Win User

    When having a game open & pressing windows key, windows 10 hangs.

    windows 10 key

    Now that I have finally upgraded from Windows 8 to Windows 10 will my Windows 8 key work with a fresh install of Windows 10?
     
    Easy Rhino, May 16, 2022
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