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2title: Change Alt key to Win key under Xfce4
3url: xfce4-alt-to-win-key.html
4date: 2025-06-30T16:13:13+02:00
5type: note
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9
10To change the modifier key from Alt to the Win (Super/Meta) key for moving and
11resizing windows in Xfce:
12
131. Open Window Manager Tweaks:
14 - Go to Settings → Window Manager Tweaks (or run `xfwm4-tweaks-settings`
15 from a terminal).
162. Go to the “Accessibility” Tab:
17 - Look for the option "Key used to grab and move windows".
183. Change the Modifier Key:
19 - By default, this is set to Alt.
20 - Change it to Super (or Meta, depending on your keyboard layout - this is
21 the Windows key on most keyboards).