Prevent Windows key in Javascript

Question

I can prevent Alt key in Javascript with these codes:

$(window).keydown(function(event) 
{
    if(event.altKey == true)
        {
            event.preventDefault();
        }
});

But if I want to prevent Win key from taking any default actions, can I?

Answer 1

No you can't block it since the Win Key is applied outside the scope of the browser, on a lower level. The same goes for combinations like Ctrl+Alt+Del and Ctrl+Shift+Esc.

However, if you just want to know if it was clicked and make it trigger an action you can do it like this:

$(window).keydown(function(event) {
  if (event.key == "Meta") {
    // event.preventDefault(); //Won't work
    console.log("Win Key was clicked");
  }
});

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