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Disabling only SOME windows hotkeys


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#1 Bastie

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Posted 09 September 2023 - 06:58 AM

I would like more keys available to put 'proprietory' links on (using Autohotkey). When I tried the method shown in
How to Disable Specific Windows Key Shortcut in Windows | Password Recovery to free up keys-for-windows-shortcuts, there were keys for which that did not work. The method involved adding the letters I want to free up, to the 'value data' of Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Disabled Hotkeys. Is there a more reliable method ? I run x32Win10ProV22H2



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#2 MoxieMomma

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Posted 09 September 2023 - 07:12 AM

Hi:

It's possible that it cannot be done for some keys?

Did you look at some of these more recent articles?
(NOTE: Do NOT download, purchase or install any software offered. These links are only for information.)

https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-10-disable-keyboard-shortcuts/

https://windowsreport.com/disable-keyboard-shortcuts-windows-8/

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-disable-keyboard-shortcuts-on-windows

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/disable-windows-10-keyboard-shortcuts/8048c2bb-ceeb-4aa0-a3aa-e1ede2534209

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Posted 11 September 2023 - 01:07 AM

With the possible exception of Powertoys - which I still have to try - none of these methods distinguish between using the left and the right WIN key, and most aim to kill ALL combinations - something I specifically do NOT want to do. For the left Win key, i want to disable only Y, and for the right Win key I want only A, F, P, R, U and ; disabled.



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Posted 12 September 2023 - 02:26 AM

Suggestion would be to learn how to type and would not need to disable anything.


 

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Posted 25 September 2023 - 07:48 AM

I have finally gotten round to trying Powertoys - I have a 2010 version whose modules do not show any likely option of solving my problem. My attempt to download the latest version revealed that it only works in x64 systems - the system in which I want SOME hotkeys cancelled is x32.

 

Learning to type would definitely give an advantage, but would not cancel the convenience of having hotkeys available.



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Posted 02 October 2023 - 05:30 PM

I do not need to free up keys after all, as Autohotkeys frees them up itself. I unwisely posted the question on an assumption without testing first.



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Posted 04 October 2023 - 02:50 AM

Great, thanks for letting us know.


 

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