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Wheelie
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2 years ago

Remote Support for a New iMac Running iMac OS Ventura

Hi folks,   I remotely connected my Windows 10 PC (GTA v.4.8.0.17) to a brand new Apple iMac running OS Ventura (their latest OS). Once connected there is an issue when I type the letter "e" (in an...
  • GlennD's avatar
    GlennD
    2 years ago

    No worries, I was able to test with a Windows 11 PC connected to a MacBook Pro running Ventura. After trying different key combinations the key combo of Ctrl+Win+Space was the only way I could launch the emoji picker on the Mac. After a lot of random button pressing I was able to trigger the Mac into some kind of accessibility mode that resulted in certain keys acting like keyboard shortcuts, but I could not identify which one caused it. In the end, ending the session and starting a new one corrected it for me. If you tend to use any keyboard shortcuts during your sessions please try to make a note of which one you used before you see this issue happen again.

     

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GlennD
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Hi Wheelie, welcome to the community.

 

Does the same thing happen if you connect to the iMac from a different computer? It sounds like an Alt or Shift key is also being passed to the iMac.

 

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Wheelie
Active Contributor
2 years ago

Unfortunately I do not have another PC to try it on. In the 13+ years I've been using GTA I have never experienced this with PCs or Macs. I worked on a very old iMac last week running Catalina and a last month a MacBook running Big Sur and they did not have this issue. I'm suspicious this might be a Ventura issue.

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    GlennD
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    2 years ago

    No worries, I was able to test with a Windows 11 PC connected to a MacBook Pro running Ventura. After trying different key combinations the key combo of Ctrl+Win+Space was the only way I could launch the emoji picker on the Mac. After a lot of random button pressing I was able to trigger the Mac into some kind of accessibility mode that resulted in certain keys acting like keyboard shortcuts, but I could not identify which one caused it. In the end, ending the session and starting a new one corrected it for me. If you tend to use any keyboard shortcuts during your sessions please try to make a note of which one you used before you see this issue happen again.

     

    • Wheelie's avatar
      Wheelie
      Active Contributor
      2 years ago

      Hi GlennD - today I connected with a different client with an Apple computer (Mac Mini) running OS Ventura and everything was fine for about 30 minutes then out of the blue my keyboard began doing it again. All the number keys work fine but most of the letters have been remapped to functions. I asked the end user to unplug their keyboard and mouse (wired USB) and it still did it. Rebooted and it still did it. My workaround was to open the on-screen keyboard and use that for the balance of my support session. If I recall correctly the last time I worked on a OS Ventura Mac it was fine for about the first 30 minutes then went haywire. I do not believe I did anything unusual during either  support session with keyboard commands, and definitely no 3-finger combination commands. Note: I have recently worked on a number of other Apple Mac OS (Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina) and have never had this issue with them. Thanks for the help!

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        GlennD
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        2 years ago

        Wheelie I'm going to run some tests on my iMac that is running Mavericks and my MacBook which runs Ventura. I managed to enable emojis while typing random things (Command+Control+Space on Mac, Ctrl+Windows+Space on a PC keyboard), and I've now installed an app called keycastr which displays your keystrokes on the desktop to help identify what is happening.  

         

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      Wheelie
      Active Contributor
      2 years ago

      Thanks for looking at this issue Glenn. I am pretty sure I did not 3 finger Ctrl+Win+Space. And I connected to this new iMac three different times over a two day period. Each time - as soon as I connected and pressed the letter "e" the emoji window popped up or if I typed a "d" the dictation window popped up - so I had to ask the end user to enter the "e" or "d" for me or I simply typed what I wanted in a Notepad window on my PC and then copy & pasted into the iMac.