Solved Disable Shift Click on taskbar

[SevenUser09]

Is there a way to disable opening of a new program when clicking on it int he taskbar while holding shift? I use shift for VOIP programs as a push to talk key while multitasking so this makes it annoying.

 

[rsvr85]

Hello SevenUser09

If you install AutoHotKey you can create a script with this code. This will disable shift clicking to open a new instance.

+LButton::                      [COLOR=#008000];  Shift + LButton hotkey.[/COLOR]
    MouseGetPos,,, win          [COLOR=#008000]; Get window under mouse.[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=#008000]; If this window is the taskbar,  mode:="", otherwise mode:="{Blind}".[/COLOR]
    mode :=  WinExist("ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd ahk_id " win) ? "" : "{Blind}"
     Send %mode%{LButton Down}   [COLOR=#008000]; Click  down, filtering out Shift if mode="".[/COLOR]
    KeyWait LButton              [COLOR=#008000]; Wait for button to be  physically released.[/COLOR]
    Send %mode%{LButton Up}     [COLOR=#008000]; Click up.[/COLOR]
return

Hope this helps.