Windows Keys

In 2005, Lenovo introduced Windows keys on new ThinkPad keyboards, starting with the Z60m and the Z60t. However, it caused an unfortunate side-effect, which is that all the keys on the space bar row are now very small, making it much more likely to hit the wrong key by accident.

Linux support

Simulating Windows keys

If your model does not have these keys, you can map special keys to the Windows and Menu.

For example, to make the Fn key behave as a Menu key (except keys combination don't work), add the following to ~/.Xmodmap and run xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap:

keycode 227 = Menu

Hint: examine correct keycode using xev. Here with a recent (2007-04) X60 it is 115 and 117, left and right resp.

Windows support

The keys are natively supported in Windows.

Simulating Windows keys

For Windows, it is possible to use the Keyboard customizer utility to remap certain keys to act as windows and menu keys. The keyboard customizer utility also performs some additional functions, such as assigning shortcut keys on an external keyboard.

Models featuring this technology

• P1, Template:P1 G2, P14s, P16s, Template:P43s, Template:P50, Template:P50s, Template:P51, Template:P51s, P52, Template:P52s, Template:P53, Template:P53s, Template:P70, Template:P71, Template:P72, Template:P73
• W500, W510, W520, W530, W540, W541, W550s, W700, W700ds, W701, W701ds
• T60, T60p, T61, T61p, T400, T400s, T410, T410i, T410s, T410si, T420, T420i, T420s, T420si, T430, T430i, T430s, T430si, T430u, T431s, T440, T440s, T440p, T450, T450s, T460, T460s, T460p, T470, T470s, T470p, T480, T480s, T490, T490s, T495, T495s, T500, T510, T510i, T520, T520i, T530, T530i, T540p, T550, T560, T570, T580, T590
• X1, X1 Hybrid, X1 Carbon, X1 Carbon 2nd, X1 Carbon G3, X1 Carbon G4, X1 Carbon G5, X1 Carbon G6, X1 Carbon G7, X1 Yoga, Template:X1 Yoga G2, Template:X1 Yoga G3, Template:X1 Yoga G4, X1 Extreme, X1 Extreme G2, X60, X60s, X60 Tablet, X61, X61s, X61 Tablet, X100e, X120e, X121e, X130e, X131e, X140e, X200, X200s, X200 Tablet, X201, X201i, X201s, X201si, X201 Tablet, X201i Tablet, X220, X220i, X220 Tablet, X220i Tablet, X230, X230i, X230s, X230 Tablet, X230i Tablet, X240, X240s, X250, X260, X270, X280, X300, X301, Template:X380 Yoga, X390, Template:X390 Yoga, X395
• R60, R60e, R60i, R61, R61e, R61i, R400, R500
• Template:S1, Template:S1 G2, Template:S1 G3, Template:S2, Template:S2 G2, Template:S2 G3, Template:S2 G4, Template:S2 G5, Template:S3, Template:S5, Template:S5 G2, S30, S31, S431, S440, S440 Touch, S531, S540, S540 Touch
• SL300, SL400, SL400c, SL410, SL410k, SL500, SL500c, SL510, SL510k
• Template:L13, Template:L14, Template:L15, Template:L380, Template:L390, L410, L412, L420, L421, L430, L440, Template:L450, Template:L460, Template:L470, Template:L480, Template:L490, L510, L512, L520, L530, L540, Template:L560, Template:L570, Template:L580, Template:L590
• Template:E14, Template:E15, Edge 11", Edge 13, Edge 14", Edge 15", Edge L330, Edge S430, Edge E120, Edge E125, Edge E130, Edge E135, Edge E145, Edge E220s, Edge E320, Edge E325, Edge E330, Edge E335, Edge E420, Edge E420s, Edge E425, Edge E430, Edge E430c, Edge E431, Edge E435, Edge E440, Edge E445, Template:E450, Template:E450c, Template:E455, Template:E460, Template:E465, Template:E470, Template:E470c, Template:E475, Template:E480, Template:E485, Template:E490, Template:E490s, Template:E495, Edge E520, Edge E525, Edge E530, Edge E530c, Edge E531, Edge E535, Edge E540, Edge E545, Template:E550, Template:E550c, Template:E555, Template:E560, Template:E560p, Template:E565, Template:E570, Template:E570c, Template:E570p, Template:E575, Template:E580, Template:E585, Template:E590, Template:E595
• Z60m, Z60t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p, Z61t
• Template:13, Template:13 G2
• Template:11e, Template:11e G2, Template:11e G3, Template:11e G4, Template:11e G5
• Template:P40 Yoga, X1 Yoga, Template:X1 Yoga G2, Template:X1 Yoga G3, Template:X1 Yoga G4, Template:X1 Yoga G5, Template:X13 Yoga, Template:X380 Yoga, Template:X390 Yoga, Template:L13 Yoga, Template:L380 Yoga, Template:L390 Yoga, Template:S2 Yoga 2018, Template:S2 Yoga 2019, Template:S2 Yoga 5th, Template:Yoga 11e, Template:Yoga 11e G2, Template:Yoga 11e G3, Template:Yoga 11e G4, Template:Yoga 11e G5, Template:Yoga 12, Template:Yoga 13, Template:Yoga 14, Template:Yoga 15, Template:Yoga 260, Template:Yoga 370, Template:Yoga 460, Yoga S1, Template:Yoga S240
• Twist
• Helix