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I have a Windows 7 computer with which I use an Apple keyboard. At each login, I am prompted to enter "Ctrl + Alt + Del" before entering my password.

Because the Mac keyboard doesn't seem to have a Del key, I have so far resorted to the "on-screen" virtual keyboard. This is quite annoying and I wondered if there is a better approach.

[By the way, what is the point of this stupid Ctrl + Alt + Del thing? Is it just to annoy Mac fans?:)]

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This requirement can be disabled via Group Policies (gpedit.msc). – grawity Oct 17 '11 at 9:55
What Apple keyboard doesn't have a delete key? Anyway, try the numeric keypad (period/decimal with num lock off - if it doesn't have num lock, try and see if one of the 'non-PC' keys on the numeric keypad, clear and =, are mapped to numlock by default.) – Random832 Oct 17 '11 at 15:33
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Windows is designed so that, unless system security is already compromised in some other way, only the Winlogon process, a trusted system process, can receive notification of the C-A-D key combination

You could probably remap the keyboard , try ctrl alt fn-delete (the easiest potential solution) or simply turn off the need to use the three fingered salute to log on

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which one worked? ;p – Journeyman Geek Oct 17 '11 at 8:45
I simply turned off the three fingered salute. :) – Justin Oct 17 '11 at 10:38
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you can try the Apple Wireless Keyboard Helper , it maps mac keys combos to windows keypresses.

F3: Printscreen
F4: Task Manager F7-F9: iTunes Control
F10-F12: System volume Control
Eject button toggles Fkeys/Functions
Fn + F key triggers function (useful when in F keys mode)
Fn + Backspace = Del

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Good try, but didn't work. Thanks for the other shortcuts though. – Justin Oct 17 '11 at 8:45
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You have to remap your "del" key to something. Here is a program that is doing this. It will even try to detect you mac keyboard and make some of the setting for you.

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On my Mac keyboard, I can do Ctrl alt Backspace which says Delete.

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