• Keystrokes for special characters typed in to the vSphere Web Client console of a virtual machine do not translate correctly.
• The affected characters can include, but are not limited to:
   
  • / (slash)
  • \ (backslash)
  • . (period)
  • - (dash)
  • _ (underscore)
  • & (ampersand)
  • , (comma)
  • : (semicolon)
  • $ (dollar sign)
  • (pound sign)
  • @ (at symbol)
• This issue occurs when you use a Swedish, Turkish, German, Swiss, French, Spanish or Austrian locale on your computer or keyboard.
• This issue does not occur when:
   
  • You connect via a remote desktop to the affected virtual machine.
  • You use the vSphere Client console of a virtual machine.
  • You use the vSphere Web Client on a console of a Windows guest operating system.

• Change the operating system keyboard layout to another locale on the machine opening the console.
  
  Note: This makes further characters available for usage but some characters may still be affected.
   
• Connect to the affected virtual machine through a remote desktop.

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