Windows 10: I want to Use F13-F24 for my custom functionality, can i use that?

Hi,I am working on the keyboard, which includes 10-12 new keys with some new functionalities, and instead of assigning new OEM codes, I am thinking to use F13-F24 keys, because new keyboards do not have this keys.I am making custom layout also, so if i use F13-F24 that would be very easy for me to map those keys, But my question is if some appsWindows app process those code F13-F24 for some particular functions, then when such apps will be available on windows then the codes will interfere, and may not work the way we want them to work, but instead will work the way that app is programmed

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Are there any shortcuts using F13~F24?

I have never heard of any functionality linked to F13 - F24, since no keyboard actually has those keys, it may be some sort of anomaly you have found.

 

Are there any shortcuts using F13~F24?

I've accidentally found out that the combination of Windows & F16 works as a shortcut to slide to shut down. Are there any other shortcuts using F13~F24?

 

How can I block Windows system functions, triggered by pressing, 'Windows Key' + F13-F24?

I'm using a Corsair Scimitar RGB Elite mouse with its accompanying Corsair iCUE software v.4.33.138. Thumb grid buttons 1-12 are assigned to F13-F24 using iCUE.

Within Windows 10 1809, certain mouse key combinations trigger unwanted actions:

• Windows key + F16 = slide to shutdown
  
• Windows key + F17 = some wacky minimization thing
  
• Windows key + F20 = mini screen clipper
  
• Windows key + F21 = opens the settings
  
• Windows key + F22 = projector menu
  

I want to block these from happening.

I've tried:

• AHK (AutoHotkey) v. 1.1.33.02
  
  
  • This code does NOT block 'Windows Key + F16' from triggering the system function listed above.
    
  • Using SC (scan codes) to target the key yields no use either. This example shows SC067, which represents F16.
    
  • To see the KeyHistory of the script directly above, after pressing 'Windows key + F16', see here.
    
• Disabling Corsair iCUE
  
  • Only if you use hardware assignments to the mouse using iCUE, will the thumb grid buttons continue to work when the software isn't running. The problem here is, F13-F24 aren't assignable to the hardware, they require the software, in order to be mapped to the mouse.
    
  • It's possible to remap 1-+, F1-12, or Numpad 1-Numpad+ to F13-F24, but this defeats the purpose of using F13-F24, as the purpose what to have a decoupled set of 12 keys that could be bound to the mouse. Remapping the other sets, either ruins their original functionality or adds complexity by requiring a state toggle using AHK.
    
• SharpKeys
  
• Key Remapper
  
• Key Manager
  
• KeyTweak
  
• Simple Disable Key
  
• X-Mouse Button Control
  
• Editing the DisabledKeys registry value to include F16. This is a Google Bard hallucination.
  

Microsoft PowerToys is a no-go. It requires Windows 10 v2004 (19041) or newer, a prerequisite I cannot meet. Installation attempts fail because of this reason.

Any solutions for blocking these unwanted functions? I'm trying to preserve F13-F24, but not trigger the unwanted functions when these keys are paired with the Windows key.