AHK will not override Windows default hotkeys

[bkrstmuse]

I'm trying to do something simple in Windows 10: hotkeys to reprogram buttons on my remote.
I want the "Media_Play_Pause" button to send {space} and the "Browser_Search" button to send "F" (used for full screen). The hotkeys run fine but they don't override the default Windows actions.

Here's my script:

;pause/play button = space
vkB3::{space}

;Search button = full screen
*vkAA::f

And here's what it's doing:

Play/Pause:
B3 122 h d 12.81 Media_Play_Pause
20 039 i d 0.00 Space
20 039 i u 0.00 Space
B3 122 a u 0.20 Media_Play_Pause

Search:
AA 165 h d 2.19 Browser_Search
46 021 i d 0.00 f
5C 05C a d 0.00 RWin
53 01F a d 0.00 s
53 01F a u 0.00 s
5C 05C a u 0.00 RWin
AA 165 h u 0.22 Browser_Search Cortana
46 021 i u 0.00 f

Any way to fix this?

[rommmcek]

Syntax!

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;pause/play button = space
 vkB3::Send, {space}

;Search button = full screen
*vkAA::Send, f

[bkrstmuse]

Tried that. Still same problem.

[rommmcek]

This is very strange!
Would you mind to test this code and report result?
Btw.: I experience no problems!

[bkrstmuse]

both LWin & Right:: and #Right:: produce the same result:

5B 15B d 4.77 LWin
27 14D h d 0.22 Right
11 01D i d 0.00 Control
11 01D i u 0.00 Control
5B 15B i u 0.00 LWin
23 14F i d 0.00 End
23 14F i u 0.00 End
11 01D i d 0.00 Control
5B 15B i d 0.00 LWin
11 01D i u 0.00 Control
27 14D s u 0.16 Right
5B 15B u 0.06 LWin
A2 01D i d 0.00 LControl
A2 01D i u 0.00 LControl

I also tried this and it seems to work fine and override the windows-d command fine:
#d::
send, d
return

It only seems to create a problem when AHK is trying to take over multimedia keys.

[gregster]

It only seems to create a problem when AHK is trying to take over multimedia keys.

Strange, I have disabled/changed the functions of my multimediakeys without glitch for years now.
WhicH AHK version are you running?

[bkrstmuse]

v1.1.30.01.

[rommmcek]

both LWin & Right:: and #Right:: produce the same result:

Did Win + Right keys in any case trigger Start menu?
P.s.: To override multimedia keys you might try:

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;pause/play button = space
vkB3::Send % " "

;Search button = full screen
*vkAA::Send % "f"

P.p.s.: What about testing it with a different keyboard (hardware)?, besides when having unexpected results I tend to test running script as administrator.

[bkrstmuse]

both LWin & Right:: and #Right:: produce the same result:

Did Win + Right keys in any case trigger Start menu?
P.s.: To override multimedia keys you might try:

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;pause/play button = space
vkB3::Send % " "

;Search button = full screen
*vkAA::Send % "f"

P.p.s.: What about testing it with a different keyboard (hardware)?, besides when having unexpected results I tend to test running script as administrator.

Wow, running as administrator did the trick! Thanks!
Anyway, here are the answers to your questions:

1. Win + Right keys did not trigger anything, and it seems to have overridden the default "snap to right" Windows function.
2. I tried your new code and it still does the same thing.
3. I tried using the media buttons on different hardware (logitech k270) and for some reason those buttons don't trigger AHK. The keylogger doesn't detect it at all. Weird.

[rommmcek]

Thanks for the feedback!
Yeah, modern Windows (Win8+) require sometimes admin. Probably depending on security settings, but I don't know much about that.
For other hardware (keyboard), try at least to log off or even restart OS, if you didn't do that already.