Windows 7 locked Win-arrow and Win-P keyboard-shortcuts

Question

I run Windows 7 and I use Vista Virtual Desktop (VVD) for multiple virtual desktops. I'd like to have keyboard shorcuts Win-arrow for moving between desktops.

But it is not possible because VVD complains these shortcuts are in use. I have turned off all Win shortcuts in Group Policy Editor but it did not help (Control panel - Edit group policy - User cofiguration - Administrative templates - Windows components - Windows explorer - Turn off Widnows+X hotkeys).

The same situation is with Win-P shortcut - it has not been turned off too.

Does anybody know how disable the above shortcuts?

Answer 1

try AutoHotKey - a free keyboard macro program.

AutoHotKey will also allow you to override Windows default hotkeys.

Tutorial: Windows Hot Keys with AutoHotKey (incl. configuration file)

Answer 2

I'm not really sure what you're asking, but maybe WinKey Killer can help you?

Answer 3

I don’t know (yet) how to disable Win+P (it is thus far resilient and immune to my greatest of efforts), however disabling the Win+ArrowKey hotkeys is simple.

1. Open the Control Panel
2. Open Ease of Access Center
3. Click Make the keyboard easier to use
4. Check the Prevent windows from being automatically arranged…
5. Click OK

(The same setting appears in Make the mouse easier to use as well; unfortunately the Win+ArrowKey shortcuts and AeroSnap cannot be decoupled.)

Oh, and I should point out that while the hotkeys no longer snap the Windows to the sides when you disable them, you still cannot remap them because for some bewildering reason, Windows retains the Win+ArrowKey hotkeys as well as Win+Shift+ArrowKeys and apparently just does nothing when they are disabled. (Yes, it’s stupid.)