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Blocking Windows key from Unity doesn’t work when game is in foreground
Before we start, yes, this solution works but only outside Unity.
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I'm trying to prevent the Windows key from interrupting my game. I wrote a DLL that registers a WH_KEYBOARD_LL Windows hook (...
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Installing global WH_KEYBOARD hook from a second process breaks the behavior on the first one
I work on a product that uses accessories to send commands to the system. These accessories are basically USB keyboards and each of them has a different set of keys, on which we must act differently, ...
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Capture Mouse movement and Keyboard press events from a Windows Service
I am currently attempting to write a Windows Service that will shutdown the computer after a predetermined amount of time of system/user inactivity. In order to do this (at both the logon screen and ...
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Correct logic for interpreting SetWindowsHookEx / WH_KEYBOARD_LL
What's the correct way to convert a message from SetWindowsHookEx with WH_KEYBOARD_LL into a useful representation of the key pressed?
I'm aware this will most likely involve understanding the ...
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WH_KEYBOARD_LL hook doesn't capture input in own process
I'm using a low-level keyboard hook (WH_KEYBOARD_LL) to disable certain input, such as Alt-Tab. I create the hook on a thread with a message pump, so I can properly handle the notifications.
The hook'...
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Difference between WH_KEYBOARD and WH_KEYBOARD_LL?
What is the difference between the working of two? For WH_KEYBOARD_LL, I read that it Installs a hook procedure that monitors low-level keyboard input events. What is meant by low-level keyboard ...
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SetWindowsHookEx WH_KEYBOARD_LL not getting events
I am using SetWindowsHookEx() to create a keyboard hook. The creation seems to be successful but the procedure which is registered never gets called. Is there something I am doing wrong?
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