Passing function keys to Windows on Amazon WorkSpaces from MacBook with Touch Bar

If you have MacBook with Touch Bar and you use it to access Windows on Amazon WorkSpaces then pressing fn + (function key) does not do anything on Windows. To get around this problem you have to update the below settings.

Go to  > System Preferences… > Keyboard and update the settings Touch bar shows to F1, F2, etc. Keys.

Downsides to this work around:

  • The function key F11 still goes to Mac and shows Desktop on Mac
  • You lose direct access to App Controls via Touch Bar