Disable Windows ALT+TAB in WinUAE

[hexaae]

Is it possible to disable std Windows ALT+TAB internal shortcut when WinUAE is running (running emu + active window/screen)? Would be an interesting option (but dangerous since you could be stuck if WinUAE hangs, even though you can always use F12 to open the GUI first, or CTRL+ALT+DEL to recall Windows emergency screen to switch account etc.....)?

Would be an handy option to add to Miscellaneous settings, since ALT+TAB is sometimes already used by Amiga shells (e.g. KCON) or maybe a few other Amiga applications...

[Foebane]

I run WinUAE in FullWindow, and to be honest, Alt-Tab is the ONLY way I can select something else to drag'n'drop into WinUAE, from, say, Explorer.

Why would you want to disable it?

[Toni Wilen]

It has been asked previously. Unfortunately it can't be done without low level hooks/admin privileges. There probably is utility software that can do it?

[meynaf]

Alternative way could be to create a different shortcut that will be seen in Amiga side as being Alt-Tab.

[hexaae]

Mmmh, ok I see...
@meynaf
Yes is something I considered...

Maybe (if I remember well) there's also an option using MS ACT (Application Compatibility Toolkit, AKA Compatibility Administrator) to make WinUAE task ignore those keys like Win, Alt etc. but I don't like the idea to use such a manual modification....
EDIT: namely "DisableKeyboardCues" and "IgnoreAltTab" (this one only for 32bit tasks)

[Foebane]

Originally Posted by hexaae

Mmmh, ok I see...
@meynaf
Yes is something I considered...

Maybe (if I remember well) there's also an option using MS ACT (Application Compatibility Toolkit, AKA Compatibility Administrator) to make WinUAE task ignore those keys like Win, Alt etc. but I don't like the idea to use such a manual modification....
EDIT: namely "DisableKeyboardCues" and "IgnoreAltTab" (this one only for 32bit tasks)

Hexaae, you've piqued my curiosity: WHY do you want to disable Alt+Tab in the first place?

[hexaae]

Mainly for KCON and a very few other programs I found (but don't ask me... I can't remember ATM)... As an option (= can activate it or not) could have been handy for some users.
ALT with TAB with KingCON gives you a list limited to commands only in the path, excluding dirs, devices...

[coldacid]

Is it possible to configure KingCON to use a different modifier or set of modifiers for that activity? It might be easier, not to mention safer, to reconfigure KingCON than to try and fiddle with Windows.

[hexaae]

No

[AMIGASYSTEM]

I can think of two solutions:

- Deactivate ALT+TAB on Windows, join a key to the registry or check the deactivation from a special GUI, the solutions can change depending on the Window system.

https://www.itprotoday.com/windows-7...isable-alt-tab

https://desktopsolution.org/guida-co...-in-windows-7/



- Amiga side move the ALT key to another key

[Radertified]

This is possible with AutoHotKey. Gamers use it all the time.

An example is in the comments at https://old.reddit.com/r/AutoHotkey/..._alttab_while/

It would look something like:

GroupAdd GameList,ahk_exe winuae.exe
GroupAdd GameList,ahk_exe winuae64.exe

#IfWinActive ahk_group GameList
  !Tab::Return
#IfWinActive ;Turn off for any code following

[Dan]

I'm using Autohotkey to disable the Alt tab combo as well.

But i have VistaSwitcher here, which has the ctrl-alt-tab combo set as the taskswitcher.

(I have just noticed that the ctrl-alt-tab combo works even without the VistaSwitcher app ... )