Hidden Desktop Shortcuts' Hotkey not working

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tryagainplss

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Last night (about 23 hours ago) I made shortcuts of my most used programs to my desktop. I then designated hotkeys to each shortcut as well as making the shortcuts "Hidden".

Last night, the Hotkeys were working perfectly, but now as I turned on my computer the hotkeys don't seem to work anymore.

Any kind of help is very much appreciated
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate - 32bit

My Computer

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PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 8.1 ; Windows 7 x86 (Dec2008-Jan2013)
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Neutron16 said:
Making shortcuts hidden does not disable key combinations that you assign to them.
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Yes, I know

Neutron16 said:
Please check whether key combinations are still assigned.
You can use this free program RJL Software - Software - Utility - Shortcut Key Explorer - Download
to check all of them in one place.
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I did not fully understand what you just said but I'll try to check using that program





EDIT:

I just checked, and they are all still assigned.

If it helps, the hotkeys I used were:
Ctrl + F1
Ctrl + F2
Ctrl + F5
Ctrl + F8
Ctrl + F11
Ctrl + F12
Ctrl + Alt + S

and all of them won't work
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate - 32bit
That is strange.

This article have some info on the issue (but in Vista).
It also suggests this fix.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 8.1 ; Windows 7 x86 (Dec2008-Jan2013)
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I got this reply from another forum.
Dieux Soldat said:
Un-hide them and see if it works. I'm pretty sure if you just hid them, hot keys will still see them, once PC restarts and the hot key drivers are reloaded with the shortcuts still hidden, it won't find them.

Good luck,
Jason "Dieux Soldat" Xiao
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EDIT:

I tried unhiding them and rebooting. But the hotkeys still don't work. And I've checked, they're still assigned
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate - 32bit
Where are the shortcuts located? I've been using hotkeys since win95. Win95 would only employ shortcuts that were placed in the start menu. I don't know if this still applies in Win7, but I've always used a folder called (surprise! :shock: ) Desktop Shortcuts placed in Start Menu\All Programs. In Win7, that would be:

C:\Users\_MY_USERNAME_\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

And, just to irritate everyone with further info, I keep a copy of the folder on a separate partition to make restoring them after a reinstall easy.

James
 

My Computer

OS
Win7U 64 RTM
CPU
Q9550
Motherboard
GA-EP45-UD3R
Memory
8GB Gskill
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS|EAH4850/HTDI/1GD3/A
Sound Card
xfi Plat
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2405fpw
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
Seagate & WD sata Drives
PSU
Antec
Case
Antec
Keyboard
MS Natural Ergonomic 4000
Mouse
Logitech MX610 USB Cordless
James Colbert said:
Where are the shortcuts located? I've been using hotkeys since win95. Win95 would only employ shortcuts that were placed in the start menu. I don't know if this still applies in Win7, but I've always used a folder called (surprise! :shock: ) Desktop Shortcuts placed in Start Menu\All Programs. In Win7, that would be:

C:\Users\_MY_USERNAME_\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

And, just to irritate everyone with further info, I keep a copy of the folder on a separate partition to make restoring them after a reinstall easy.

James
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I think your solution doesnt work for windows 7... But thank you for trying to help



Anyway, I just deleted the shortcuts and made new ones.

And what do you know? The hotkeys work again.....


EDIT:

I just restarted my computer.... the hotkeys don't work anymore >.<
 
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My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate - 32bit
Is it possible that there is a some sort of the service, which is set to manual startup and starts only when keys are activated, but does not start automatically with Windows?

You can use CodeStuff :: Starter to check that.
Just an idea...
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 8.1 ; Windows 7 x86 (Dec2008-Jan2013)
Other Info
"The scale icon at the top right of a post or tutorial is how you can give rep to the member."
tryagainplss said:
I think your solution doesnt work for windows 7... But thank you for trying to help
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Mine have been in that location for years. It works in Win7 (although it may not be necessary in Win 7).

Your welcome, and good luck.

James
 

My Computer

OS
Win7U 64 RTM
CPU
Q9550
Motherboard
GA-EP45-UD3R
Memory
8GB Gskill
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS|EAH4850/HTDI/1GD3/A
Sound Card
xfi Plat
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2405fpw
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
Seagate & WD sata Drives
PSU
Antec
Case
Antec
Keyboard
MS Natural Ergonomic 4000
Mouse
Logitech MX610 USB Cordless
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