Win key sticks upon locking computer on Vista

[Drew Winstel]

The best way I can describe the bug is to show how to reproduce it: Host: Vista x86 with VT-x enabled Guest: Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) x86 with Guest Additions installed

1. Start up guest (Seamless mode optional).

2. Give the VM focus, but keep the cursor out of the guest window(s) (so host gets keyboard input)

3. Lock the computer by holding the Windows flag key (either left or right) and hitting L.

4. Try to enter a lowercase 'u' on the password screen only to get the Ease of Access dialog to pop up instead (as what happens when you hit Win+U).

5. Hit the Windows key once to reset the Win key sticking.

6. Observe that you can now properly type a lowercase 'u' without issues.

Workaround:

Give another application focus before locking the screen.