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Lenovo Legion 7 AMD - Keyboard Issue

My model is Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | BIOS K9CN44WW | Machine type 82UH | On my Windows 11 installation, after some updates, certain keys stopped working after a reboot. I had to wait for like 5-10 ...
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On HP Laptop with Window 10, some keystrokes are buffered

Just purchased a new HP Laptop running Windows 10. On Brave, Chrome and Notepad it ignores/buffers some keystrokes. When I press it the first time, nothing appears to happen. When I press it again, ...
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Do not send keystrokes to specific program

I am using macros on my f1-f4 keys. Can I somehow stop certain programs from receiving keystrokes from f1-f4 in case these programs have overlapping hotkeys? OS: Windows 10 I used AHK for the Macros
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How to increase sound with a shortcut?

I am on Windows 10, and I don't want to install anything (like AHK). I am wondering if I can get a shortcut on my taskbar that ticks up/down the sound by one. My computer is funky and when I press ...
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Missing Keystrokes on Asus BR1100F running Debian 10/11

I have successfully installed Debian on the notebook following the instructions here: 128GB eMMC drive on ASUS laptop - unable to format to ext4. There is no desktop environment, console only. ...
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pass Keystroke to powershell in background, started with -w hidden

I am trying to learn powershell scripting and I have the following problem: A script needs to get a ENTER keystroke during its runtime so the first lines are executed before the 2nd part starts. The ...
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Some keys stop working, and it's not my keyboard

The keys 1/2/3/4 stop working randomly. It's not a keyboard problem, because if I change my keyboard, the problem persists. The problem fixes spontaneously, or after I restart the PC. It's always the ...
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Forward media keys from Remote Desktop to the client

I am working on a remote machine via Remote Desktop Client. Both host and client are Windows 10. I have a Headset with Play\Pause button, and I play some music in a media player on the client. The ...
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Can remote computer log incoming keystrokes from TeamViewer?

Let's say I connect to a remote computer with TeamViewer. On the remote computer I open an application that requires a password to run. The password field is masked, i.e. as I type it displays ******...
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How can I remove the latency from my USB QWERTY keyboard to play piano with it in real time?

I'd like to use my USB QWERTY keyboard to play piano with various MIDI apps and websites. For anyone who has tried this, the problem is that keystrokes from the keyboard aren't send to the computer ...
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How do I track down which program generates keypresses?

"Enter Key" gets pressed often without me pressing it. So there has to be a program that runs in the background and does this, how do I find out which one does this? One common suspect is AutoHotKey....
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Is it possible to limit the rate of key strokes on windows?

I damaged both my keyboard and mouse and when I now press certain buttons, they get pressed twice or three times in a couple millisecond interval. Is there an option in windows that disables such fast ...
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Is there a way to protect ("lock") an MS Word Document such that even selection is disabled?

I'm looking for a way to completely "lock" up a Word document, so that users won't have the option of selecting the text and copying/pasting to other application. Ideally, I would like to code a VBA ...
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autohotkey simultaneous keystrokes with repeats

I got this right now settitlematchmode,3 SetKeyDelay, 350 ^o:: $stop := 0 Loop, { controlsend,,{a 30},ahk_pid 12144 controlsend,,{a 30}{s 30},ahk_pid 12144 controlsend,,{s 30},ahk_pid 12144 ...
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Laptop keyboard malfunctions

The keyboard suddenly started acting weird. When I click the "k" key, the system thinks I clicked the right control key, and the fn key now acts like the "less than" key. All other keys are working ...
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Have it ever happened to you, when you type fast, e.g "kill", it turns out "ikll"? [duplicate]

I have bought a new keyboard and noticed this glitch so many times now. Whenever you type some two keys in a very quick succession, there is a chance that the OS will interpret those keys backwards? ...
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Keystroke delays at random times while accessing esxi environment through teamviewer

Hey All, So, let me explain my problem. I've got an VMWare ESXi lab environment at home, it is assigned a Free license. I have one Windows 10 VM set up as Management VM with the Teamviewer 11 client ...
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Send Alt-F1 and Alt-F2 keystrokes from PuTTY

I've set up an Bitvise SSH server in Windows 7 and it works well except I can't control FAR Manager from PuTTY by sending Alt-F1 and Alf-F2 keystrokes. What to do?
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Some keyboard keys work only after multiple keystrokes

The keys Caps Lock, Tab, `, Esc, F1 and Num Lock start working only after multiple keystrokes on these keys. Everywhere I have read about this it says it is a problem with the keyboard. I don't know ...
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What software or programs can I use wherein I can record keystrokes [closed]

What software or programs can I use wherein I can record keystrokes? I will use this in filling out forms on the web, and I want to record several keystrokes, ie (like the examples below): tab tab ...
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Is it possible to embed a keylogger into a jpg image?

I'm curious to know if it's possible to make a jpg file that contains a keylogger that will execute when the image is opened. I strongly believe such thing is not possible, however I'm hearing more ...
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Sending keystrokes to an application with a file as the source

I've had numerous times that I've needed to transfer a batch file or other text to a remote computer (not on the same network) that doesn't support copy/paste or have a "chat"/file transfer feature (...
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Mac OS shortkey for popping up the Finder window?

I would like to know whether there is a shortkey in Mac Os for my finder window to pop up? For example, when I download a file via firefox, I want to go to the ~/Downloads directory. This process is ...
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Looking for an application which types the string or text I give to it [closed]

The usage scenario is typing the product keys into the mutliple textboxes. The app is supposed to press all the keys for me when I press some keys like, ctrl+Q. I don’t think such an application ...
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Strange experience in my laptop of certain keys not working

I actually asked this in HP support forums and their Customer Service Rep., but no one knows whats going on.So, I am throwing open this question here , esp. so that some Geek Squad guy, who has seen ...
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Is there a way to make sure that my keystrokes are not being tracked? [duplicate]

Is there a way to make sure that my keystrokes (for passwords) are not being tracked? I need to change my passwords and was wondering if there is a way to make it so that my keystrokes are not being ...
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Hot key combo to submit simultaneous Tab plus Enter

I need to create a key combo, preferably Right Shift+Enter that will actually submit a simultaneous press of 'tab plus enter'. The hotkey combo can be any combo that can be done with the right hand, ...
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How to trigger an AHK's functionality

I'm new to AHK scripts and I would like to be able to press #n (windows key + n) and trigger a series of keyboard combinations (shift + end, alt + tab, ^T, ^V, enter, tab, enter) each time I press ...
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Keystrokes to Enable External Display on Lenovo G555 bios

My Lenovo G555 latop (AMD Chip, Windows 7) has lost power to the LCD. By power I mean the entire monitor does not turn on (not just the backlight). However, the laptop still works otherwise. If you ...
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How to determine which app is stealing (listening on) keystroke / key combination (Windows)?

CTRL+S and CTRL+A is not working on my computer at work. I presume that some application working in background is listening on that keystroke so accessing 'Save' feature via key combination in all ...
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Can I use a second keyboard to generate particular keystrokes?

The solution may be otherwise, but the question itself is quite simple: Is there anything (software, a relatively easy way to develop it, or anything) that can allow me to plug a second USB keyboard ...
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Terminal keystrokes confusion

#1 tmux ignores some keystrokes: Ctrl + Delete Ctrl + F* #2 Something similar happens in virtual consoles (even without tmux) with the difference that Ctrl + Delete and Delete behaves the same. #...
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How do I make a batch file that will automatically press a key?

I want to create a simple batch file that will press a key automatically so that my computer won't automatically shut down after a long time of being away from the keyboard. Is that possible? My ...
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Executor/Launchy alternative for Linux?

I am a new Ubuntu user and am looking for an alternative to Executor or Launchy, both keystroke launchers. I have tried Gnome DO which is very similar to Launchy and it's good but I still miss ...
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Mac Terminal to assign keystrokes to mouse clicks?

Are there Mac Terminal commands to assign keystrokes to mouse clicks? The aim here is simple. I have a generic three-button mouse for which there's no customizing driver available, and I want it to ...
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Can't type lowercase "q" in parallels

When I type a lowercase "q" in any program on the Parallels side of my iMac, the parallels desktop disappears, and all of the open program windows appear to be floating in front of the Mac desktop (...
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What software is available for showing keystrokes on the screen? [closed]

I will be demoing software which is very shortcut driven and it would be helpful to the audience if they could see what keys I am pressing. I need something that will show keystrokes on the screen. A ...
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How to remove keystroke delays

When you browse thru web sites or office documents using up/down keys, there is a slight .5 second delay before the keystroke fires non-stop. Is there a way to remove that .5 second delay from OS ...
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A 'deselect' keystroke?

There is probably not a way to do this, but here's the situation: I am running a Silverlight 4 app in Google Chrome, and on occasion I hit cmd-A (select all) out of habit. It selects the entire SL ...
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Is there a way to switch the Capslock and Tab keys on OS X?

I'm looking for a way to totally remap the Tab and Capslock key. That is, pressing Capslock sends the keycode for Tab, and pressing Tab sends the keycode for Capslock. Is this possible on OS x ?
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Software which will help simulate some of keystrokes?

My title is define my question so I will give and example: When I push 'alt + w' it will send keystrokes something like "write me".I mean that all this text will be written by keystrokes. I tried ...
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How to open the upper left context menu via keystroke (for PuTTY on Windows)

Does anybody know a keystroke to open the upper left context menu in Windows operating systems? I'm referring to the one listling: Restore Move Size Minimize Maximize Close In particular I want ...
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How do I press CTRL+T when on youtube?

On Youtube.com the flash applet seems to suck the input focus. Shortcuts like CTRL+T or ALT don't seem to work. How can you make a new window without having to touch the mouse (keyboard only) when ...
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macro keystrokes via input file?

I am thinking of writing one up but i'll ask first. Are there any apps that will do keystrokes to an application via an input file? i have a list of 1400 keystrokes i need to do. Basically its 4 ...
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