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Using Mac at home has taught me to rely on command+c/v combination for copying and pasting.

I am almost sure my previous Windows 10 laptop at work allowed me to copy and paste with Windows+C/V. The new one loaded with Windows 10 Pro does not and I don't seem to be able to find where I could set it up.

Is there a way in Windows 10 to enable copy and paste with Windows+C/V combination, still retaining Ctrl+C/V or without it.

Thank you.

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  • I would try one of the generic automation tools, e.g. AutoHotkey seems to be a common recommendation. – u1686_grawity Aug 01 '17 at 07:21
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    Windows+c and Windows+V has never been a default shortcut for copy and paste that has always been CTLR+v and CTLR+C – Ramhound Aug 01 '17 at 07:22
  • What you want to do is essentially switch the Windows and Control keys, which as grawity said can be done with AutoHotkey. Read this other post for your answer: https://superuser.com/questions/135539/how-do-i-swap-the-windows-and-control-keys-in-windows – Racing121 Aug 01 '17 at 09:59
  • In the newest versions of windows "Win+V" acts as the clipboard history, so that is a useful shortcut already. I use AutoHotKey to remap Win+C to copy. – shaunakde Jul 04 '20 at 00:24

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This is a very old question, but I was having the same issue moving back and forth between Mac for work and Windows for personal device. The Microsoft PowerToys app has a Keyboard Manager where you can remap and key combinations.

PowerToys Settings

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  • This works perfectly. Thanks! As Win-X opens the Power User menu, I remapped that to Win-Alt-X – ar. Mar 09 '23 at 20:09