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I have some hotkey that I press when I do some actions (to open Software, and so on).

Is it possible to monitor these actions? Just to see which file and parameters are called pressing this key...

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If the application in question implements its hotkey functionality via the RegisterHotKey Windows API, then you can capture the WM_HOTKEY Window Message using Spy++.

Locate the Window(s) for your application, right-click and select "Messages." This will begin listing all window messages sent to the window. Look for the WM_HOTKEY (or maybe WM_KEYUP/DOWN or even unknown) message:

Screenshot of a captured WM_HOTKEY message

This is not fool-proof, though, as there are other ways to implement hotkeys.

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What I'd like to do is get which file/parameter is called after WINLOGO+ALT+INVIO (which open windows media center). Can I do this with Spy++? Can't right-click on WMC... – markzzz Dec 10 '11 at 13:58
Oh...now I see what do you mean as "right click". Well, tried to find Windows Media Center window, but can't find it. Do you know where can I catch it? – markzzz Dec 10 '11 at 14:10
P.S. I don't want to capture hotkey combination, I want to understand on which file+attribute the hotkey work... – markzzz Dec 10 '11 at 14:11
With the Find Tool I found eHome FlipEx Host Window - 000A02BE! Damn, they are not ordered...its a shame search it... – markzzz Dec 10 '11 at 14:24
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