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[KBM] Switching Caps Lock and L Ctrl causes Alt Gr to also behave as Caps Lock
Microsoft PowerToys version
~~0.41.4~~ 0.49.1
Running as admin
- [X] Yes
Area(s) with issue?
Keyboard Manager
Steps to reproduce
- Open Keyboard Manager
- Remap Caps Lock to Ctrl (Left)
- Remap Ctrl (Left) to Caps Lock
Bug report log: PowerToysReport_2021-11-19-20-56-14.zip
Screenshot of Keyboard Manager: 
✔️ Expected Behavior
Caps Lock and L Ctrl are swapped.
❌ Actual Behavior
The aforementioned, but Alt Gr now also behaves as Caps Lock.
Other Software
No response
Something tells me you are not using version 0.49.4. Besides the fact that it hasn't been released. Please update and let us know if the issue still occurs.
AltGr and Ctrl+Alt gives (more) issues. There's something fishy about it and I think we should investigate, and make people more aware. Most people just don't know that AltGr = (L)Ctrl + (R)Alt and many remap their (left) Ctrl keys... Quote from Wikipedia:
On a typical, Windows-compatible PC keyboard, the AltGr key, when present, takes the place of the right-hand Alt key: if not engraved as such, that key may still be remapped to behave as though it is, (or emulated using a chord such as Ctrl+Alt).
Something tells me you are not using version 0.49.4. Besides the fact that it hasn't been released. Please update and let us know if the issue still occurs.
I was using version 0.41.4 at the time of writing and that's what I wrote down. By now I've updated to version 0.49.1, but the issue persists. I did however check if it still happens on layouts that lack the AltGr key (US in my case) and the issue doesn't exist there as expected. I'll just change the remapping to affect RCtrl for now. However, certain applications do differentiate between LCtrl and RCtrl, so it's not a final solution for me.
Sorry, must have misread a digit. Hope your solution is good enough to work with. We / developers have to see what's possible. Some documentation is needed anyways.
@dedavis6797 in case anybody is planning to edit the docs, this can and should be mentioned, preferably under the list with hotkeys that can't be remapped.
Hi o/ I'm running into the same issue these days. Is there a possible workaround?
See https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/19054#issuecomment-2146140065 for a workaround.
