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AltGr key is displayed incorrectly on the Italian on-screen keyboard in Windows 8

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Symptoms

When you set the language input method to Italian in Windows 8, the on-screen keyboard does not display the AltGr key. Instead, the AltGr key is labeled as a second letter "C." However, this second letter "C" key functions exactly like the AltGr key and is located where you expect to find the AltGr key on Italian hardware keyboards. 

AltGr key

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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More Information

For more information about the on-screen keyboard in Windows 8, go to the following Microsoft website:
How to use the on-screen keyboard (OSK) to type

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Article Info
Article ID : 2806037
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 2/16/2013
Exists online : False
Views : 377