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Is there a Windows program to create a new custom shortcut instead/beside ALT-TAB (cycling windows)?
I have to make a transcription (audio to text dictation) and have to constantly alternate between SPACE (Play/Pause in Foobar2000) and ALT-TAB (switch between Foobar and MSOffice).
I want to be able ...
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Issue with Num Pad
I have a problem with my Num. Lock key on my Toshiba Satellite C650. In fact, when I start up my computer the Num. Lock. button works fine, I can use it to activate the num pad and I even can type my ...
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Is it possible to show key presses and mouse input visually?
Is there a way to visually show if keypresses and programmed mouse-buttons are properly sending their input?
Obviously, my keyboard is registering letter keys. But I can't tell whether my programmed ...
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Can I make Ctrl+alt NOT act like AltGr on windows?
Many applications like Google docs uses Ctrl+Alt short cuts like Ctrl+Alt+2 for heading 2, Ctrl+Alt+m for comments etc. On international keyboards on Windows Ctrl+Alt is how ever mapped to AltGr, so ...
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How do I see all set shortcuts within Firefox?
Is it possible to find a centralized location and/or listing of all set keyboard shortcuts used within Firefox, including keyboard shortcuts enabled by miscellaneous add-ons?
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I've seen Windows ...
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How to Convert additional Keyboard as PC Joystick / gamepad
I am playing EA sports Cricket game. 2 Player is identified/enabled in game only if I plug in the Joystick in to my laptop.
Now my joystick is not working , I want to plug in my additional keyboard ...
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Some keyboard keys stopped working when control pressed
All of a sudden, some keyboard shortcuts seem to have stopped working in applications. The two I'm noticing it for are "ctrl-k" and "ctrl-w". This is happening across multiple applications which ...
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USB Wireless keyboards not registering Ctrl Alt Delete when computer boots
I've recently installed a new PC at work. Its a Dell Optiplex 9010. I bought a USB wireless keyboard and mouse from Dell and subsequently from Logitech to use with this PC. The Dell keyboard is a ...
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cygwin AtlGr+pipe key not working as a pipe but as a split vertical bar
In cygwin with Windows 7, when I type AltGr+backtick key, I expect a | pipe sign to be typed, but instead I get a pipe that is split in the middle ¦, which won't act as a pipe sign in cygwin.
How can ...
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How can I share a WQHD monitor & Apple bluetooth keyboard/mouse between a Mac and PC?
I have a Mac Mini that is connect to a 30" WQHD (2560 x 1600) Dual-DVI monitor and Apple bluetooth keyboard and magic trackpad.
I'm building a Windows 7 PC and I'd like to have my work space setup ...
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How do I make the computer ignor mouse input before going into sleep mode?
is it possible to make Windows 7 laptop go onto sleep mode even if there is mouse movement?
I want it to go to sleep after lets say 30 minutes if there is no keyboard input, but even if there is mouse ...
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How do I enter the @ sign in the Windows 7 logon screen?
Assuming you have a password that includes the @ sign – how do you enter that in the Windows 7 logon screen?
The workaround I have found so far is to use ALT+6+4 (on the number pad). This works, but ...
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Dead mouse and keyboard: Request for brainstorming
I'm experiencing some issues with mouse and keyboard.
I'm working as usual with the computer (Win7) but once in a while (three times a day) the computer stops responding to any command through mouse ...
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Keyboard software problems
My keyboard (Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard) lags on random and frequent occasions. for example, if I'll press and hold 'u' the output would be "uuuuuuuuuuu"...gets frozen...and then the rest of ...
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Windows 7 calculator and numeric keypad not functioning properly
I have noticed a problem with my numeric keypad and the use of the Microsoft calculator ever since I installed Windows 7.
When the calculator is started and I want to add two numbers together the ...
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Can not type à , ê , è anymore
Problem: Can not write accents like à, ê .
Here is my configuration:
Windows 7
Keyboard configuration : French Canadian
Description:
Recently (2 days before), I could type these letters à, ê, è, ...
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How can I make my keyboard's media keys work when an elevated program has focus?
When I hit my media keys when using Visual Studio 2010 normally, they control Media Player Classic just fine. When I launch VS2010 with elevated privileges, I have to select another program in order ...
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Keyboard Macros Using Dell Keyboard on Windows 7
I have a dell keyboard with windows 7. I am able to use the Microsoft Keyboard and Mouse center to create a macro using my Microsoft Mouse, but the Dell keyboard does not even display. How do I create ...
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The spacebar on my new microsoft keyboard 4000 is acting crazy, what's causing it?
This Microsoft Ergonomic 4000 keyboard is practically new, less than a month old, and today out of nowhere when using Ubuntu the spacebar stops working.
At first I thought it might be the occasional ...
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Windows 7 USB drivers corrupted, can't use mouse or keyboard
I recently rearranged the connections of the USB hubs on my motherboard and when I next booted Windows 7 it seemed to corrupt my USB driver store. When the computer starts the keyboard and mouse are ...
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How to reset my Windows 7 USB driver after mouse/keyboard no longer working?
I've gotten myself into a bit of a quandary. I have a Windows 7 x64 computer with USB 3.0 ports. I installed some specialized camera driver software (Point Grey's FlyCapture 2) for use with a high-end ...
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Keyboard Type “th” twice when typing “the”
When I attempt to type the word "the", my keyboard gives me "ththe".
Note this does not happen when I type "this" or "that" or "th" by itself. Nor does "te", "et","eh", "he".
The "th" only repeats ...
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can I change type of keyboard settings in “windows 7 starter”
Though i use Word very well, with keyboard shortcuts etc, I don't know much about computers or terminology so please don't use technical terms.
I live in Italy. I need an American keyboard ...
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How to remove the keyboard in Windows 7 when it doesn't allow me to do it in a regular way?
Look at the picture below then you can see the remove button is gray out so I can not remove it in a regular way. Any trick to remove it ?
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Temporary disable function keys in Windows
I want to be able to temporary disable Ctrl / Alt / F1-F12 keys on Windows 7 computer.
So that only letters and numbers keys could be pressed.
Is there a tool that allows to do that quickly and then ...
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Keymapping help needed with Apple keyboard on Windows 7 e.g. \ (backslash), at (@), pipe |
I would like some definitive advice with precise steps as to how to get the correct characters (i.e. those shown on the keys themselves) to show when I type with them.
Specifically I need keys with ...
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Messed up boot scenario, no keyboard
So tonight my Linux filesystem got corrupted somehow (bad superblock, all that). I booted into my live CD, attempted to fix it, then I rebooted to check. At the GRUB screen, somehow the option ...
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Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain lion doesn't accept keyboard input when running under VMware on Windows 7 [closed]
I have just installed MAC for the first time using VMWare on Windows 7. Everything has been installed smoothly but after the installation, the login screen username prompt appears. When I try to enter ...
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Keyboard stops responding 5 seconds after waking from sleep
I have been using my trusty HP Pavillion DV5-1251NR Entertainment Notebook PC for more than a year now. I had been using Windows XP x86 on it before switching over to Windows 7 x86 about nine months ...
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Media test failure, check cable Windows 7 Laptop
Several times a Windows 7 laptop would not boot without me pressing F2, when it would tell me "Media test failure, check cable", then proceed to boot up. If I pressed F12, the other alternative ...
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Shift not working with certain keys, even in “on-screen keyboard”, caps lock works, safe mode works (Windows 7)
My son's laptop keyboard (Acer Aspire One running Windows 7) can no longer type E or R using shift-e and shift-r: pressing shift+e or shift+r simply does nothing. I can, however, toggle Caps Lock, ...
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How to re-enable key on keyboard?
I have a pretty strange keyboard problem. At first, my left ctrl key stopped working for no apparent reason. It didn't generate a scancode or do anything at all so I thought the actual physical key ...
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Left shift key displays right click menu
Whenever I press the left shift key, the right click menu pops up.
This is similar to the problem that I found discussed here: Shift key pops up a menu
I ran a keyboard test, and it shows that ...
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Typing other language by error, how to convert to other one?
I'm typing sometimes in Arabic, and other times in latin letter (French)
When I'm writing in Arabic, I found that keyboard is French and make no sense for what I'm writing
Are there any methods to ...
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Genius USB Keyboard KB-M220 doesn't work
I have a Genius USB Keyboard, model KB-M220.
The guide says that it works in Windows 7.
I have Windows 7 Professional 64 bits and the keyboard doesn't work here.
This is how it appears in device ...
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Caps lock can only be turned off by shift key, regardless of setting
I'm using Windows 7 Home Premium on a Sony VAIO VPC-F23BFX laptop.
The problem is that the caps lock key can only be turned off using the shift key.
In Control Panel's Regional Settings, it does not ...
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Strange. Asterisk key plays random Windows sound when pressed
This is a new one on me.
When I press the "asterisk", or * button on my number pad (but not SHIFT+8), Windows makes either a "Exclamation" or "Windows ding" sound. I haven't noticed a pattern to which ...
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Keyboard behaving erratically
Every time I press E, a new window pops up. Whenever I press T, a tab pops up. I don’t understand what is happening. I can’t type or anything (I am typing this question on my phone). Have I ...
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Ctrl+Y keyboard shortcut not working
When using my Windows 7 PC, the Ctrl+Y keyboard shortcut does nothing. Interesting notes:
Choosing the same command from the menu works (such as Edit > Redo)
Both the Ctrl and Y keys work fine ...
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New computer sends extra keystrokes
I've just bought a new Asus eee pc 1225b. The problem is that when the computer is starting to get hot, or warmed up, some keystrokes are sent to the computer even though I don't press them on the ...
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Linux Teamviewer, Windows in VirtualBox: keyboard only passes alphanumerics
From Teamviewer on XP (remote) to Teamviewer on Fedora 17 with XP or Win7 VMs, can't pass any keys except alphanumerics ([a-zA-Z0-9]) to Windows. This has persisted thru 3 Fedora releases and 3 or 4 ...
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Keyboard Issue with Synergy, Oracle Virtual Box & Linux Hosts
I'm getting weird behavior using synergy with Oracle Virtual Box VM over Linux Ubuntu systems.
My setup has
A Ubuntu Linux 11.04 (synergy server) with US International keyboard layout ...
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Add Keyboard - Chinese (Simplified) - Microsoft Pinyin New Experience Input
I would like to add Chinese (Simplified) - Microsoft Pinyin New Experience Input from command line.
I tried the following command:
reg add "HKCU\Keyboard Layout\Preload" /v 3 /d 00000804
except ...
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Windows: Strange behaviour when pressing C key
So when pressing the C key on a windows 7 64bit laptop I get 4 short beeps from the system and some really strange output on the screen. This makes it almost impossible for the user of the laptop to ...
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USB 3 port fails to enable my keyboard during boot
My laptop has both USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports. I've connected:
mouse -- USB 2.0 port
keyboard -- USB 3.0 port
On starting the system, the mouse is active however the keyboard does not function. ...
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My capslock key is taking screenshots and saving them to my Public Pictures folder
So today while playing Borderlands 2, my SSD popped up and said that there is no enough space.
At first I did not understand what was going on, but after investigating a bit, I found thousands of ...
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How can I swap Ctrl and Fn keys on a corporate computer?
Our computers have been upgraded to HP EliteBook 8570p machines and while they're very nice machines, they are also very large -- so large that the left Ctrl key is too far away, making Ctrl+V really ...
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Windows keeps switching to accented characters
I am accidentally hitting a key combination that turns accenting on in an application. For example, the / key is being rendered as é and I don't know how to turn it off. It's on a per application ...
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Default Keyboard for new users in Windows 7
I just installed Windows 7 and I want all users signing in to the computer to see the Language Bar customized with the following three languages:
"English (American)"
"French (Standard)"
"Chinese ...
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Ctrl, shift and alt keys stopped working
The Ctrl, Shift and Alt keys on my laptop have stopped working, both the left and right ones. I have searched for solutions to this problem but I cannot find anything that works.
What can the ...
