modifyer keys blocked after use of asterisk hotstring option

[toto56k]

Hi everybody
I've got a problem I can't solve:

each time I use the asterisk option of a hotstring, like this:
:*:j@::[email protected]
or like this:
#Hotstring *
::j@::[email protected]
#Hotstring *0

One of the modifyer keys gets blocked. Usually the ctrl key.
Then I have to press shift ten times to unblock it.

It is really a pain
Have you met this problem, and do you have a solution?
Thanks in advance!

[doncole]

:*:j@::[email protected]
or like this


#Hotstring *
::j@::[email protected]
#H otstring *0
----------------

I'm new to this and know very little about it.

I know that what works me is:

^F3:: ;;;;;;;;;;;; *** ;;;;;;;;;
send, ***
return

F3 being the Hotkey
the ^ meaning Ctl * F3
This will send 3 asterisks to notepad.
Had I used ! it would be Alt + F3.

That explains ^ and !.
See my previous post,
What does the * stand for?

[toto56k]

A hotstring's default behavior can be changed in two possible ways:
1.The #Hotstring directive, which affects all hotstrings physically beneath that point in the script. The following example puts the C and R options into effect:

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#Hotstring c r

.
2.Putting options inside a hotstring's first pair of colons.
* (asterisk): An ending character (e.g. Space, ., or Enter) is not required to trigger the hotstring.
For example:

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:*:j@::[email protected]

[toto56k]

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[gregster]

I can't reproduce it and can't remember encountering a problem like this.
If you are the only one encountering this, there seems to be something going wrong specifically on your system/in your AHK scripts.

Can you reproduce it by adding (and running) a hotstring like this to a fresh ahk-file (while not running any other scripts?)
If not, please show some code that allows to reproduce it.
Could it be that something else in your script(s) is interfering?
Is this happening under specific circumstances?

Which AHK/Windows versions are you using?
Are you running any other remapping software/special keyboard drivers etc.?