media_play_pause no longer works globally?

[newcod3r]

another simple script that has been working globally, but recently stopped working when I'm on another window, and trying to pause the song playing from Spotify in the background:

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f7::Send {media_play_pause}  ; stop song

is there a windows-related setting that causes this, or a script issue?

[mikeyww]

If the same hotkey is already being used elsewhere, it could conflict.

[newcod3r]

If the same hotkey is already being used elsewhere, it could conflict.

I just double checked and also used another hotkey to be sure - there's no conflict.

[Xtra]

You could try:
~f7::Send {media_play_pause} ; stop song
or
f7::media_play_pause ; stop song
~f7::media_play_pause ; stop song

[mikeyww]

The original script worked on my system, so I could not reproduce the problem. Does your script work when Notepad is the active window? Does your script work when you close all other running programs (except Microsoft's system processes, Notepad, and Spotify)? If you reboot your computer and run only Notepad and Spotify, does it work then?

[newcod3r]

The original script worked on my system, so I could not reproduce the problem. Does your script work when Notepad is the active window? Does your script work when you close all other running programs (except Microsoft's system processes, Notepad, and Spotify)? If you reboot your computer and run only Notepad and Spotify, does it work then?

it only works when Spotify is the active window, but I did NOT put any context to the code.

Same if it is just notepad & spotify. Weird that it works on my other desktop with the exact same code, setup & apps.

[newcod3r]

You could try:
~f7::Send {media_play_pause} ; stop song
or
f7::media_play_pause ; stop song
~f7::media_play_pause ; stop song

I tried them all but to no avail.

[mikeyww]

It sounds like a software conflict of some kind. They can be difficult to find and resolve. Could try something like ^+F7 as the hotkey. If you press the media key manually, it works?

[newcod3r]

It sounds like a software conflict of some kind. They can be difficult to find and resolve. Could try something like ^+F7 as the hotkey. If you press the media key manually, it works?

It doesn't too regardless of what hotkey I switch to. I got no media key on my desktop keyboard.

is there any app I can use to detect such conflicts?

[mikeyww]

I'm not sure of the best way to go about that, though I do it by closing all other running programs. I'm guessing that some other running program could be interfering. Others here may have some better ideas for you.

[f8xct1]

Just created an account to say that my media_play_pause key stopped working at around the same time as this was posted (around December), so I believe there might have been an update pushed to either the OS or a program during this time that conflicts with the keys functionality.

[mborsik]

Just made an account to tell you that it's not an autohotkey issue, it's a spotify problem. I've found a solution in this reddit thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoft/comments/mzfy0p/media_keys_doesnt_work_for_spotify/gw3qyu0/?context=3

However, in my case, the prefs was was located in Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Spotify

I added the line and restarted spotify:

ui.system_media_controls_enabled=false

Now it works flawlessly.