Need Help Finding The Source Of A System Hotkey

Mulsiphix

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I would like to create a Hotkey for Control+Alt+F12 in a program I am using. But, whenever I press this combination it opens the Windows Lockscreen. It doesn't matter if I am in another program or not, the Lockscreen comes up every time.

I have no idea why, when, or how the Lockscreen became associated. Is there anyway to find the source of this key combination?
 

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Try these steps to see if you can find the app that is using that hotkey combo:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...ation-conflicts-performing-clean-startup.html

If those steps do not help, then Process Monitor might help us find an operating system shortcut that is using the hotkey combo of interest.
It has been a while since I've troubleshot a problem like this. I've read that article before but that process of troubleshooting had slipped my mind completely. I was able to use that method to track down the problematic program. Thank you very much!
 

My Computer My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Home Premium
CPU
Core 2 Duo E4300 @ 3.15GHz
Motherboard
MSI P6N 650i SLI Platinum
Memory
3GB GeIL DDR2-800Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 260
Sound Card
Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer / Logitech X-540
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 226BW
Hard Drives
500GB Samsung
320GB Seagate
1TB Hitachi
80GB Hitachi
PSU
Thermaltake Toughpower 750W
Case
Antec 900 Advanced Gaming Case
Cooling
Tuniq Tower 120
You are welcome :-)
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Employer provided Dell Latitude
OS
W7 Pro SP1 64bit
CPU
i7
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics
Hard Drives
crappy SSD
Antivirus
Employer mandated Symantec Endpoint Protection
Browser
Pale Moon 64bit, IE11 64bit & Chrome 64bit
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