Mac Command key on Virtualbox OS X Virtual Machine On Windows Not Registering

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So I was having a hard time with getting the command key to work when trying to use keyboard shortcuts in a OS X virtual machine on Windows 10.

So I was trying to see if the shortcut Command + Space to open Spotlight would work.

Pressing Ctrl + Space, Right Ctrl + Space, Alt + Space, Right Alt + Space, Windows + Space, and Right Windows + Space would not work. The host key was set to Right Ctrl in Virtual Box and changing this made no difference. Right Ctrl + Space was also not set as a shortcut key in VirtualBox.

The solution to the problem is below.

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Thanks @Kian for settings location (System Preferences > Keyboard > Modifier Keys).

While swapping Option and Command keys didn't work for me, assigning

Control: Command

Option: Command

Command: No action

made both Ctrl and Alt keys work properly

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