Windows 10: win + pause/break no longer works

Discus and support win + pause/break no longer works in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; Here I am, tweaking away at a new Windows 10 install when I notice that the win + pause/break hotkey no longer opens the System window. I tried undoing... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by DpiHell, Jul 7, 2018.

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    win + pause/break no longer works


    Here I am, tweaking away at a new Windows 10 install when I notice that the win + pause/break hotkey no longer opens the System window. I tried undoing some tweaks, but no luck. I don't know at what point it stopped working and I've got many hours into installing and tweaking already -- I can't start over. All other hotkeys work, such as win + E and win + D. Hotkeys for start menu shortcuts all work fine. I can reach the System window through the start menu or Control Panel just fine.

    Any ideas on what could be preventing the win + pause/break hotkey from opening System? Any hints on what is responsible for that hotkey?

    :)
     
    DpiHell, Jul 7, 2018
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  2. Assign Break or Pause key function

    Hi mayurpatel111,

    By default the Pause/Break you cannot change the mapping of the Pause/Break keys. For you to change the mapping of the Pause/Break keys, it's best that you contact the manufacturer of your keyboard for assistance some keyboard manufacturers allow changing
    the mapping of their keyboards or install a third party application.

    If you have further queries, feel free to post in the Answers Community.
     
    Gerald Vit, Jul 7, 2018
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  3. Assign Break or Pause key function

    Can we assign the keyboard key "Pause" or "Break"?

    I wanted to make my laptop to go to sleep when i hit Pause or Break button on keyboard.

    If yes, How?
     
    mayurpatel111, Jul 7, 2018
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  4. win + pause/break no longer works

    Quantum Break won't download anymore after pausing and cancelling

    I paused quantum break mid download. Then the download won't restart. So i try cancelling it and now it won't download. It'll go from 43.6 of 43.6mb and get stuck there, then i pause and restart to go to 123mb of 123 mb, and I have to pause and resume
    for it to go any step further. I don't know why this is happening. Is there a fix? Having to restart the download is annoying enough but now i can't even download the game. I tried rebooting but same thing happens. Please help if you know how to fix
     
    HenryWang94, Jul 7, 2018
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