Microsoft sort of brings back Menu key after Copilot backlash

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sort of brings back Menu key after Copilot backlash

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After backlash over removing the Menu key,

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is possibly bringing it back in a later build—partially—to Windows keyboards, restoring some of its lost functionality, as

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mentions on X (via

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). This is possible because users can remap the Copilot key to serve the same purpose.

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might allow you to remap the Copilot key to open content menus, restoring the Menu key’s original functionality. In October,

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introduced limited remapping of the Copilot key, but it only worked for MSIX-packaged and signed apps, offering little flexibility. Now,

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could expand its functionality to provide more freedom to what the key can do for users.

You could have one of the best laptops on the market, and the number of apps you could assign the Copilot key was restricted. Why was the Menu key so popular? Because it was very helpful in situations where you couldn’t use your mouse since it would bring up the same options a right-click would. It’s the same key you would see on Surface devices.

So far,

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has not officially announced when or if Widows users will enjoy this freedom. This possibility was found by a well-known leaker, but there is the possibility of

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changing its mind and removing it altogether. Hopefully, that won’t happen, and it’ll be released sometime before the year is out, so accessing the options the Menu key gave us is easier. Who knows, maybe

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will let users do more and more things as time goes by. We’ll see what happens.

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