How to Capture Alt+tab keys in vb.net form

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I am changing the Desktop resolution to (1024,768) dynamically through vb.net code whenever my application login page get opened.Now i need to change the resolution to original resolution whenever ALT+tab keys are pressed from my application login screen.So i need to capture the ALT+tab in keydown event of my login form.I wrote the code but keydown event is not capturing Tab key.So please help me with this.

Posted 21-Jul-11 0:15am

supriya bobbili

Updated 21-Jul-11 0:16am

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Herman<T>.Instance 21-Jul-11 6:46am

please show your current code

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You shouldn't need to do this AT ALL.

Changing the screen resolution is a HUGELY bad idea because you affect all other applications running on the machine and you also completely change the layout of the users desktop icons when you do that.

Try doing this in a multiple monitor setup too and the problem gets even worse. How are you going to know which monitor your app is on and track which one you're going change??

Posted 21-Jul-11 3:33am

Dave Kreskowiak

Updated 21-Jul-11 3:35am

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Wayne Gaylard 21-Jul-11 9:55am

EXTREMELY HUGELY bad idea. +5

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Suresh Suthar · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-21T01:03:00

Solution 1

I think whenever your form get deactivated then you want to reset the reoslution. If it is, than you can use Deactivate event of form.....

Posted 21-Jul-11 1:03am

Suresh Suthar