How to override the functionality of "Windows+R" shortcut key

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I have an application and I want to open it with a shortcut key. My question is that can I override the functionality of "Windows+R" key so that it could open my application instead of "Run"?

Posted 14-Sep-13 19:36pm

Ashish679

Updated 6-Aug-23 18:56pm

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Akinmade Bond 15-Sep-13 2:15am

Does your application work like open commands like the run dialogue? I would and I suppose others that often use the dialogie will be pissed if I found out an app has overriden the the run dialogue when I need it. There are lots of other unused shortcuts.

Akinmade Bond 15-Sep-13 2:16am

Do you need the shortcut when your app is active, inactive or both?

Bernhard Hiller 16-Sep-13 3:10am

Interesting question. Though I'd agree with Akinmade that using a different combination should be used. As far as I've searched the web, such a thing might be impossible.
I could not find out for sure which "application" handles the combination - it looks like the explorer.exe process is doing that. At least, when a new explorer window was opened or the "run" box, task manager shows that explorer.exe process as the process behind it.
Maybe some hack into explorer could do the trick.

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Akinmade Bond · Answer 1 · 2013-09-14T20:23:00

Solution 1

You should see these articles on CP

Global Shortcuts in WinForms and WPF[^]

Processing Global Mouse and Keyboard Hooks in C#[^]

Global Mouse and Keyboard Library[^]

A Simple C# Global Low Level Keyboard Hook[^]

or look through these articles

Keyboard hooks[^]

Global hooks[^]

Posted 14-Sep-13 20:23pm

Akinmade Bond