PowerToys: WinKey for launcher throws a lot of false positives

Environment

Windows build number: [run "ver" at a command prompt]
PowerToys version: 0.19
PowerToy module for which you are reporting the bug (if applicable): PT Run

Steps to reproduce

Remap key from alt-space to win-space execute shortcut multiple times

Expected behavior

don’t have start menu false positive executions

Actual behavior

Lots of start menu executions

About this issue

Original URL
State: closed
Created 4 years ago
Reactions: 3
Comments: 16 (12 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

We are reopening and a PR for a fix is under review now

crutkas on Jul 8, 2020

from #4666 looks like we get some false positives for even alt-space

crutkas on Jul 1, 2020

Fixed in 0.19.2

crutkas on Jul 15, 2020

Sadly still getting it too and just updated to v0.19.1. See my awful gif example! 2020-07-08_18-10-00

josh-the-tech on Jul 8, 2020

@arjunbalgovind after talking with @crutkas as well, since we need to support those shortcuts, we will keep using the low level hook, but with a different approach (similarly to what FZ does for the Win + Arrow hotkey).

enricogior on Jul 2, 2020