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LOL. So I have moved on obviously. Ended up becoming a bit more of a Keyboard snob in my older age and fell into Cherry MX Brown's and Speed Switches. Will never switch back now. But was just searching through old bookmarks seeing what I could get rid of, and clicked on this because I couldn't remember what the #### this was for. Read through the forum and had a laugh. No One ever said if this was ever fixed. But 3 Years later after the last post, has this ever been addressed, or are we still not able to use Macro's at the same time as the windows key, because "that's just how it was designed"? FYI, I fell over to Corsair's Luxury Keyboards (The K70 Lux, and k70 Lux mk2 Specifically) and while their team did have flaws with both keyboards at first, it didn't take long for them to address the issues. I definitely liked Josh here, he was just doing the best he could, but the design team.... Well I guess its a low margin low cost product, but still... Anyways, just checking on everyone, have you guys all moved on too, or were your issues ever addressed?

...Wow So Lachee you were right. You posted to me after my last post and said that you could change colors of the keyboard while in non-gaming mode without issue, so I looked into it, and you were right. When doing it through the software (which was the only way I knew how to change the colors at first) it would automatically switch to gaming mode, but when doing it through the on-board keyboard shortcut, it changed the color without switching to gaming mode, so I get my red-lighting which was at least enough for me to be able to keep the keyboard. At the same time I bought the keyboard, I bought a bad #### gaming mouse from Logitech, the G700's which has extra button at the thumb that I can assign to macro keys. Of course it isnt quite the same as having them on my keyboard, but after I programmed it to my liking it did the trick for me, and I kept my TT Sports Keyboard. I actually REALLY like it, I just wish it was possible to use the Windows Key and Macro Keys, I really think they screwed themselves there. I think I noted earlier that I am an IT Administrator. Small to Midsize Businesses who don't want to pay to have an IT staff on 100 percent of the time will outsource the work to companies like mine. So I work with SEVERAL different companies in Las Vegas, and am Constantly asked by novices and enthusiasts alike what is the best hardware. Of course its not always about keyboards, usually its the best processor, or best monitor, best Manufacturer, that sort of thing, but believe it or not Keyboards are one that clients bring up pretty often. Keys are either to hard to press, not spaced to the users liking, or gives them CT. I would have loved to recommend the keyboard I use, but I can't knowing it has such a MAJOR flaw, and the makers are just ignoring it. I mean what if the person I recommend it to, recommends it to someone else and say that I said it was the best, but then they find out it has such a major flaw, then my judgement starts to come into question, and my reputation in this city is directly tied to my business and bottom line, so I just can't risk it. I only recommend things that I 100 percent believe in, and although I like using this product personally, I can't believe the way we the customers have been treated on this issue... They keep leading us on in this post, and then when we ask for an update, they say sorry, this is the way things are. Then they promise to look into it again, because enough people have raised the issue, and then a month later Lachee asks again for an update, and then again its Sorry but thats the way things are. Its B.S. I don't care if this is not a major selling Item for TT Sports, if you care about your customers, especially if enough of them ask about the same issue, you take care of them, and TT Sports is just not. So why would I EVER recommend them, or purchase one of their products for my self again??? And its a shame, because it really is a nice product. And I am a person who hates dealing with Logitech, but at least at the end of the day, they usually fix the issue... SMH... Anyways, I wanted to say thank you to you Lachee, for suggesting that there was a way to make the color switching and Windows Key work at the same time, it made me dig deeper and learn about the keyboard shortcut for changing colors, and thank you to Josh for doing your best to try and get our concerns to your design team who apparently could give 2 sh*ts about the at least 6 different people who have posted in this forum about the same issue. And this isn't the only forum that has mentioned this issue by the way, there is at least 2 others that I found just within this site alone. I guess we don't matter. 1 Love! Matt

Hello! I just bought this Keyboard, and LOVE IT! With one MAJOR EXCEPTION! This exception is enough for me to RMA my keyboard and get another one instead.I REALLY thought this one was the best value, but I was unaware of this problem! I am having the same issue as everyone else in this post. I NEED to be able to use the Windows Key, and the Macro Keys at the same time. There is no way to set a profile for default NON-Gaming mode, and the NON-GAMING mode, is the ONLY mode that the Windows Key works in. I am an IT Administrator, that does about 50% of my work from home remotely. I got this keyboard mainly because my office is Dark because I get migraines, so I need a backlit keyboard, and Red lighting is good for my migraines. Thats when I discovered that I can't change the color of the backlighting in Normal Non-Gaming Mode as well. So if I want the red Lighting, I can't have the Windows Key. And If I want the Windows Key, I can't have the red Backlighting or the MacroKeys. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I was glad to read your earlier posts that said that you would be coming out with a software patch to fix this. But you last post which I quoted, made it seem that you are no longer looking for a patch, and are saying that basically that is just the way things are going to be. So please be clear. I like your product, but don't lie or mislead us. Are you going to come out with a simple software patch that fixes this very simple problem, or is this just the way things are going to be? I have a few days before I am going to start the RMA process. I have already Eye'd Myself a slightly more expensive keyboard from Logitech that Will do Macrokeys, Red Backlighting, and have the Windows Key all at the same time. I would prefer to keep the keyboard I already have. So Please let me know in a timely fashion if this will be possible. I would appreciate a definite answer instead of just leading us on. Sorry if I seem like an A$$, I was just surprised that something so simple as a Windows Key couldn't be used with a custom Profile, and got a little upset when I saw you say that you guys were working on a fix, and then with your most recent post you give the impression that you are no longer looking to fix that option. Thank You for your help regardless. I hope to see this resolved. Matt

So I am Confused. Sorry to bring up an old thread, but it relates to the same topic. I to have a Challenger Prime Keyboard. I just bought it, and hooked it up. And I LOVE IT!!! However, I got it mainly for the backlighting and the macro keys. I am an IT administrator, and unfortunately, don't have much time for gaming these days. I found this Windows Key thing to be a HUGE problem. I'm glad I found this forum, it tought me how to switch between gaming mode and standard mode quickly, and that does allow my windows key to work again. Although thats where the problem comes in. I like the Red Back lighting, its good for my migranes. When I switch to normal mode, the red AUTOMATICALLY switches back to blue! When I go into the settings of the Prime software and switch it back to red, The keyboard AUTOMATICALLY switches back to game mode, and I lose my Windows Key Functionality! Not only that, I have assigned my Macro Keys to different keyboard shortcuts. They don't work while in Standard mode! So If I want my Windows Key, I can't have Red Lighting, or Use my Macro Keys??? There doesn't seem to be a way to customize a standard profile, only 3 gaming profiles. I wouldn't mind using the gaming profiles, BUT when under one of the gaming profiles, there doesn't seem to be a way for me to use my WINDOWS key. I even tried to assign a different key as the Windows Key, and that didn't work! Then I plugged in another Keyboard and pressed its Right Windows Key, to try and assign another key to the Right Windows key. It took the assignment, however it DOESN'T WORK when pressed!!! In my line of Work I need the Windows Key! So Do I need to ship this Keyboard back to Newegg and grab a different Brand??? Please help me out here. I just want to use the keyboard as advertised, its not even anything too crazy. I just want the Windows Key to work with red Lighting, and if its not too much to ask, I would like to have both of those with the Macro Keys, although If I can just use the Windows Key with Red Lighting, I will be happy enough to keep the keyboard. Thank You! Matt