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macOS Oct 29, 2026

Sending ctrl alt del to Windows running on a Mac

Running Windows on my MacBook and the login screen wants ctrl+alt+del. Mac keyboard has no delete key in the usual spot. What combination works?
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sumit_47 Nov 04, 2026
denjoshep21
Fn + Control + Option + Delete on the Mac keyboard. Fn turns the backspace-style Delete into a forward delete, which is what Windows wants. In Parallels or VMware there's also a menu entry, Actions > Send Ctrl+Alt+Del or Virtual Machine > Send Ctrl-Alt-Del, handy when the key combo gets grabbed by macOS. If it's Boot Camp on an older Mac the Fn combo is the only way.
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