the logitech keyboard i'm using doesn't have a Break key, which i need for Kd's Ctrl+Break keybinding

the logitech keyboard has an interface that lets you configure actions for certain keys

this interface doesn't let you pick Break from a list, but lets you enter a shortcut...

... by pressing the keys you want

so i plugged in a second keyboard, with a Break key on it, and used that. it worked.

upsetting

@whitequark my first guess would have been the windows on screen keyboard; I've had to use that a couple times to press caps lock