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I'm trying to change the value "Left Maximize" to <Control><Super>Left, succeeding in grabbing the key combination.

But after a second, the value returns to the previous key combination. See screencap below.

What's preventing me from changing the key combination and how can I bypass it? Thanks.

UPDATE: It seems that only shortcuts with the <super> key are being reverted back to default. (Changed the question's title)

* Note that this is a pre-installed version for Dell.

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Found a workaround but still don't understand why the super key is locked from usage.

Steps for the workaround:

1. Change the key in CCSM to something without super (Should work).

2. Find the new key in dconf dump. dconf dump / | less + search for the new key combination. Found something of the following:

[org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/grid]

put-maximize-key='<Control><Alt>Up'

put-restore-key='<Control><Alt>Down'

left-maximize='<Alt>Left'

3. Write the new value. Example:

dconf write /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/grid/left-maximize "'<Super><Control>Left'" (see the left-maximize in the command)

4. Check that it was written correctly:

$ dconf read /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/grid/left-maximize

'<Super><Control>Left'