Shortcuts are defined in the application they are defined in. Is there a way to show all registered (active) keyboard shortcuts and processes which they belong to?

I have conflict in using a hotkey (e.g Ctrl + Shift + U) and I am not able to determine which application (running in background) uses the shortcut. They only ever are sent to the foreground application, Read the above link carefully to see how this is done and why. They NEVER affect a background application. Each application defines them internally.Īll Ctrl + key + key are defined inside of the applications. The original question was, 'Is there a way to show all registered (active) keyboard shortcuts and processes which they belong to?' This cannot be changed and it cannot be detected.ĭavid's really nice HTA is good for listing system level items which is not what the original question is asking for. Each Window can and usually does define its own set of keys. Keyboard shortcuts are system wide and not application specific/ Keyboard Accelerators are not only application specific but are Window specific. See this MS article on how these keys are defined and how they work: What is really being asked about is called 'Accelerator Keys'

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