Windows 10: Customize Keyboard shortcuts

Discus and support Customize Keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I want to create keyboard shortcuts using modifiers or combinations thereof to insert characters like # and é without using the Character Map. Is there... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by RichardParslow, Feb 28, 2020.

  1. Customize Keyboard shortcuts


    I want to create keyboard shortcuts using modifiers or combinations thereof to insert characters like # and é without using the Character Map. Is there a way to do this? I have looked through Settings but came up blank.

    :)
     
    RichardParslow, Feb 28, 2020
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  2. cniggeler Win User

    List custom keyboard shortcuts

    Hi,

    I would like to create a shortcut to Windows Update using CTRL-ALT-U, but when I try to put that in the shortcut key area of the shortcut, it blanks out again. This means I have used that key combo elsewhere, but typing it doesn't do anything. I upgraded
    from Win7 to Win10 and I think I set it for Windows 7 Update.

    My questions are,

    1. How do I reassign this shortcut?
    2. How do I get a list of custom shortcuts that are already set?

    Thanks!
     
    cniggeler, Feb 28, 2020
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  3. joShu001 Win User
    Custom keyboard shortcuts slow to execute

    Nyima, thanks for suggesting some methods to fix this problem.

    Unfortunately, none of them worked for me.

    I recommend you try to replicate the problem on your own device:

    Create a keyboard shortcut to an app or folder in Windows 10.

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-keyboard-shortcuts-open-programs#1TC=windows-7

    Then try the shortcut you just created.

    Note how long it takes.

    Then use a built-in short such as CTRL SHIFT ESC (Task Manager)

    Note how long it takes.

    Compare the times.

    As I wrote earlier in this thread, in Windows 8 custom keyboard shortcuts used to take a long time, and then keyboard shortcuts became very fast after a Windows 8 patch.

    Then I updated to Windows 10 and now the shortcut delay is back.

    I have two Windows 10 devices and the keyboard shortcut delay is on both of them.

    It is something inherent to Windows 10.

    Since non-custom shortcut keys (E.g. CTRL SHIFT ESC, Windows Key E, etc., Windows Key 1, etc.) are nearly instantaneous I compromised on this problem for now by putting the links I commonly use on the taskbar using this technique:

    Pin Any Item to the Windows 7 Taskbar

    The first link on your taskbar corresponds to the shortcut Windows Key 1, etc.

    Compromising in this manner means I have to relearn all my shortcuts, annoying, but at least these taskbar shortcuts have no delays, unlike the custom shortcut keys.
     
    joShu001, Feb 28, 2020
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  4. Customize Keyboard shortcuts

    How to create a shortcut for a keyboard shortcut.

    Hi Marcos,

    Welcome to Microsoft Community.

    I understand that you are willing to create Keyboard shortcut on Windows 10. I will certainly help you.

    I suggest you to follow the steps in the below Microsoft article to create
    a keyboard shortcut for an app.

    Create keyboard shortcuts to open desktop apps

    Note: The troubleshooting steps in the above link are meant for windows 8, however, you can use the same for windows 10 as well.

    Refer below article for more information on Keyboard shortcuts.

    Keyboard shortcuts

    Please post back with above information and we will be glad to assist you further.

    Thank you.
     
    Vinodh_Kumar V, Feb 28, 2020
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